SC - OT: Anthropology-OOP
Laura C. Minnick
lcm at efn.org
Fri Mar 16 14:55:38 PST 2001
Jenne Heise wrote:
> BTW, has anyone read _A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary,
> 1785-1812_ by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich? It appears to refute some of our cherished myths
> about the Early days of the US-- such as severe punishments for premarital sex, and
> extremely high incidence of postnatal mortality in women.
I have a copy. It is excellent. Once upon a time I was a midwifery
student, and the experiences in the book are all too true-to-life. I
recommend it highly.
'Lainie
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