Midwifery and Medicine in Early Modern France: Louise Bourgeois by Wendy Perkins, Louise Bourgeois

Midwifery and Medicine in Early Modern France: Louise Bourgeois

Wendy Perkins, Louise Bourgeois

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nonfiction health history informative reflective medium-paced
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Louise Bourgeois was midwife to Maria of Medici, Queen of France, from 1601 to 1609, and the first woman in modern times to write about what she calls her art. This book gives an account of her life, and then goes on to analyse her theories about ...

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