The American lady's medical pocket-book, and nursery-adviser : containing rules for preserving the health of unmarried females, directions to pregnant and lying-in women, and an account of their diseases : together with instructions for the rearing of children from the hour of their birth : and an account of the diseases of infancy /

The American lady's medical pocket-book, and nursery-adviser : containing rules for preserving the health of unmarried females, directions to pregnant and lying-in women, and an account of their diseases : together with instructions for the rearing of children from the hour of their birth : and an account of the diseases of infancy /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Philadelphia : J. Kay, 1833.
Description:	296 p. ; 13 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	The Gerritsen collection of women's history ; no. 66.1 Gerritsen collection of women's history ; no. 66.1.
Subject:	Women -- Health and hygiene. Child care. Cholera.
Format:	Microform Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3552816

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Other authors / contributors:	Author of The gentleman's medical pocket-book.
Notes:	Appendix: Asiatic, or epidemic cholera, p. 283-296. Microfiche. Sanford, N.C. : Microfilming Corp. of America, 1980. -- 4 sheets ; 11 x 15 cm. -- (The Gerritsen collection of women's history ; no. 66.1)
Summary:	This is an example of the popular health literature written in 19th century America to educate women on the proper ways to maintain their health, on female-specific diseases, on healthy sexual relationships, etc.

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Call Number:	microfm HQ1121.G477 1975 no.66.1
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