The ’popish midwife’ : printed representations of Elizabeth Cellier and midwifery practice in late seventeeth century England

This thesis investigates the role of print culture in the re-definition of English midwifery practice during the seventeenth century. The printed representations, both visual and textual, of the Catholic midwife Elizabeth Cellier in The Popish Damnable Plot (BM 1088, 1680), The Solemn Mock Proc...

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Main Author: Evenden, Kirstin Jane
Language:English
Published: 2008
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/2903