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358 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780520221574
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 10 November 1999
Description
This unorthodox biography explores the life of an extraordinary Enlightenment woman who, by sheer force of character, parlayed a skill in midwifery into a national institution. In 1759, in an effort to end infant mortality, Louis XV commissioned M...
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358 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780520221574
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 10 November 1999
Description
This unorthodox biography explores the life of an extraordinary Enlightenment woman who, by sheer force of character, parlayed a skill in midwifery into a national institution. In 1759, in an effort to end infant mortality, Louis XV commissioned M...
Community Reviews
Content Warnings