Abrégé de l'art des accouchemens
Title:
Abrégé de l'art des accouchemens
Description:
A descendant of pioneering midwife Louise Bourgeois Boursier, Marguerite Le Boursier du Coudray passed the tests to be admitted as a midwife of the city and faubourgs of Paris in 1740, after a three-year apprenticeship under Anne Bairsin. In 1759, King Louis XV chose her to travel throughout France to teach midwifery in an effort to decrease infant mortality. That same year, her De virorum organiz generationi inservientibus was published, a practical textbook intended to modernize and professionalize midwifery in France. This copy is signed by Du Coudray.
Creator:
Le Boursier du Coudray, Angelique Marguerite
Publisher:
Chez Théophile Barrois le jeune
Date:
1785
Coverage:
Paris
Display Date:
1785
Hover Text:
Angelique Marguerite Le Boursier du Coudray — midwife
Published Item:
P
Item Index:
17
Item Sort:
1700s
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