Printed Writings 1641–1700: Series II, Part One, Volume 4
by
Lisa Forman Cody
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
The four works in this volume are the only known exclusively medical texts written by women during the Restoration. Their importance is denoted by their dramatic challenge to the generalisations once made about medical practice and female healers in this period. Jane Sharp's The Midwives Book was...