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First published in 1690, The Court Midwife made Justine Siegemund (1636-1705) the spokesperson for the art of midwifery at a time when most obstetrical texts were written by men. More than a technical manual, it contains descriptions of obstetric techniques of midwifery and its attendant social pressures. Siegemund's visibility as a writer, midwife, and proponent of an incipient professionalism accorded her a status virtually unknown to German women in the seventeenth century. Translated here into English for the first time, The Court Midwife contains birthing scenes, sworn testimonials by former patients, and a brief autobiography.
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This small volume is made up of pages sewn together between two sets of marbled covers, with some damage. The midwife was based in Towcester, a market town in southern Northamptonshire, England).
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