HERB - Book suggestion?

[Nordmarc]

There's also a chapter about midwifery  in the book Woman As Healer by Jeanne
Achterburg, and some information in Medicine Women  by Elisabeth Brooke. Both are
pretty current pubs. so you should be able to find them at the library. Good
luck! Isrith.

Mary Temple wrote:

> Foregive me for responding to such an old post.
>
> I have a book at home (and of course, I'm NOT) that would be right up your
> alley. It's called "When Midwifery became the Physician's Province" (or
> something remarkably similar). I'll look at it this weekend and report back
> with some more accurate information.
>
> Lady Katerine Rowley
> Bryn Gwlad, Ansteorra
> mka
> Mary K. Temple
> Austin, Texas
>
> >Hello list,
> >I am a newbie here, and a former SCA member from 15 years ago coming back.
> >My question is:
> >What books do you suggest on the history of women healers and birth in the
> >middle ages?
> >If you are willing, tell me about your herbalist personas.
> >I recently retired from being a homebirth midwife, and now I see my persona
> >as
> >some sort of wise woman healer type.
> >Wisdom from you wise women healer types accepted.
> >Thanks,
> >Shannon
> >
> >
> >
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