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Astbury, Leah,

Making babies in early modern England / Leah Astbury. - 1 online resource (xi, 255 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Open access.

Early modern English people were obsessed with making babies Leah Astbury traces this preoccupation through manuscript letters, diaries, recipe books and almanacs, revealing its centrality to the histories of gender, medicine, social status, as well as family life.

Specialized.

ISBN: 9781009602846 (ebook)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Sex--History.--Great Britain
Human reproduction--History.--Great Britain
Reproductive health--History.--Great Britain
Sex role--History.--Great Britain
Families--History.--Great Britain
Infants--History.--Great Britain
Home economics--History.--Great Britain

LC Class. No.: HQ18.G7 / A8 2025

Dewey Class. No.: 306.709410903