Work

Women Matter

Year: 2025

Type: book

Abstract: Women matter. Therefore, this book focusses on perceptions of reproduction in 17th-century England – a period that witnessed the shift from female-dominated to male-dominated areas of expertise concerning pregnancy and birth. While numerous studies have ex plored male medical discourse, this work seeks to combine the scientific writings of male authorship and personal writings of female authorship from the same period to expand the socio-historical understanding of reproduction. Through the lens of feminist literary criticism and IPA (interpretative phenomenological analysis), the texts are examined across three distinct spectra and situated within the broader framework of existing scholarship. Ultimately, this book argues that a truly nuanced understanding of the highly gendered, complex topics of pregnancy and birth – on both macro and micro levels – is only achievable through polyvocality.

Source: Unipub UB Graz (Universität Graz)

DOI: 10.25364/978-3-903374-45-4

Author: Gottlieb-Zimmermann, Hanna

Institution: University of Graz

Language: English

Topic: Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes

Subfield: History

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Gender equality

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7105071941