When midwife Jane Sharp wrote The Midwives Book in 1671, she became the first British woman to publish a midwifery manual. Drawing on works by male contemporari... » 

When midwife Jane Sharp wrote The Midwives Book in 1671, she became the first British woman to publish a midwifery manual. Drawing on works by male contemporaries and weaving together medical information and lively anecdote, she produced a lively book that is instructive, accessible and witty. «