Motherhood in the Old South: Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Infant Rearing

Type

Book

Authors

Sally G. McMillen

ISBN 10

0807121665

ISBN 13

9780807121665

Tags

Parenting & Families, State & Local, Women in History, Motherhood, Parenting Girls, Social Sciences, History, Marriage & Family

Description

An account of the childbearing and rearing responsibilities which consumed, often literally, the lives of women in the old south. The author explores the social, political and medical influences of the time that led women to assume fervently the full responsibility for their sacred occupation. - from Amzon

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