Episode 1285
Periods, fertility & childbirth: a pre-modern history
Mary Fissell talks about women’s reproductive health in early modern Europe and America, from menstruation to childbirth
HistoryExtra podcast · Immediate
March 8, 202240m 35s
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Show Notes
Mary Fissell talks to Ellie Cawthorne about women’s reproductive health in early modern Europe and America. She discusses how women dealt with their periods, theories about fertility, ideas about the female body and the childbirth process.
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