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A social history of wet nursing in America : from breast to bottle, Janet Golden, (electronic resource)

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A Social History of Wet Nursing in the United States: From Breast to Bottle examines the intersection of medical science, social theory and cultural practices as they shaped relations among wet nurses, physicians and families from the colonial period through the twentieth century. It explores how Americans used wet nursing to solve infant feeding problems, shows why wet nursing became controversial as motherhood slowly became medicalised, and elaborates how the development of scientific infant feeding eliminated wet nursing by the beginning of the twentieth century. Janet Golden's study contributes to our understanding of the cultural authority of medical science, the role of physicians in shaping child rearing practices, the social construction of motherhood, and the profound dilemmas of class and culture that played out in the private space of the nursery.--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (xiii, 215 pages)
Contents
  • 1. Public discourse and private relations: Wet nursing in colonial America
  • 2. The new motherhood and the new view of wet nurses, 1780-1865
  • 3. Finding "just the right kind of woman": The urban wet nurse marketplace, 1830-1900
  • 4. "Victims of distressing circumstances": The wet nurse labor force and the offspring of wet nurses, 1860-1910
  • 5. Medical oversight and medical dilemmas: The physician and the wet nurse, 1870-1910
  • 6. "Obliged to have wet nurses": Relations in the private household, 1870-1925
  • 7. "Therapeutic merchandise": Human milk in the twentieth century
  • Epilogue: From commodity to gift
Isbn
9780521495448
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511572920
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A social history of wet nursing in America : from breast to bottle
Title
A social history of wet nursing in America
Title remainder
from breast to bottle
Statement of responsibility
Janet Golden
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Subject
Language
eng
Summary
A Social History of Wet Nursing in the United States: From Breast to Bottle examines the intersection of medical science, social theory and cultural practices as they shaped relations among wet nurses, physicians and families from the colonial period through the twentieth century. It explores how Americans used wet nursing to solve infant feeding problems, shows why wet nursing became controversial as motherhood slowly became medicalised, and elaborates how the development of scientific infant feeding eliminated wet nursing by the beginning of the twentieth century. Janet Golden's study contributes to our understanding of the cultural authority of medical science, the role of physicians in shaping child rearing practices, the social construction of motherhood, and the profound dilemmas of class and culture that played out in the private space of the nursery.--
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1951-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Golden, Janet Lynne
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Series statement
  • Cambridge studies in the history of medicine
  • Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Wet nurses
  • Motherhood
  • Infants
  • Breastfeeding
  • Physician and patient
Label
A social history of wet nursing in America : from breast to bottle, Janet Golden, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511572920
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online resource
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Contents
1. Public discourse and private relations: Wet nursing in colonial America -- 2. The new motherhood and the new view of wet nurses, 1780-1865 -- 3. Finding "just the right kind of woman": The urban wet nurse marketplace, 1830-1900 -- 4. "Victims of distressing circumstances": The wet nurse labor force and the offspring of wet nurses, 1860-1910 -- 5. Medical oversight and medical dilemmas: The physician and the wet nurse, 1870-1910 -- 6. "Obliged to have wet nurses": Relations in the private household, 1870-1925 -- 7. "Therapeutic merchandise": Human milk in the twentieth century -- Epilogue: From commodity to gift
Control code
CR9780511572920
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xiii, 215 pages)
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9780521495448
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computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
digital, PDF file(s).
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)726827011
Label
A social history of wet nursing in America : from breast to bottle, Janet Golden, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511572920
Publication
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
1. Public discourse and private relations: Wet nursing in colonial America -- 2. The new motherhood and the new view of wet nurses, 1780-1865 -- 3. Finding "just the right kind of woman": The urban wet nurse marketplace, 1830-1900 -- 4. "Victims of distressing circumstances": The wet nurse labor force and the offspring of wet nurses, 1860-1910 -- 5. Medical oversight and medical dilemmas: The physician and the wet nurse, 1870-1910 -- 6. "Obliged to have wet nurses": Relations in the private household, 1870-1925 -- 7. "Therapeutic merchandise": Human milk in the twentieth century -- Epilogue: From commodity to gift
Control code
CR9780511572920
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xiii, 215 pages)
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9780521495448
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
digital, PDF file(s).
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)726827011

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