Confinement: The Hidden History of Maternal Bodies in Nineteenth-Century Britain by Jessica Cox

Confinement: The Hidden History of Maternal Bodies in Nineteenth-Century Britain

Jessica Cox

320 pages first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction gender history informative reflective medium-paced
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During the 19th century, having children was frequently viewed as women's central function and destiny – and yet the pregnant or postnatal body, as well as the birthing room, is almost entirely absent from public discourses and most written histor...

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