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

by Sally G. McMillen

Book Overview

Drawing from diaries, letters, medical journals, physicians' reports, and census data, McMillen (history, Davidson College, NC) presents an account of the reproductive experiences of Southern women from 1800-1860. The sources limit the study to those with enough education to keep records. Annotation

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807115177
• ISBN13: 9780807115176
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
• Length: 237 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.