Poor and Pregnant in Paris: Strategies for Survival in the Nineteenth Century

by Rachel G. Fuchs

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In their attempt to cope with the daunting problems of poverty and pregnancy, poor women in nineteenth-century France struggled with their environment and in some respects helped shape it. Rachel Fuchs reveals who these women were and how they survived. With dramatic detail, and drawing on actual hospital records and court testimonies, Fuchs portrays poor women's childbirth experiences, their use of charity and welfare, and their recourse to abortion...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:081351780X

ISBN13:9780813517803

Release Date:May 1992

Publisher:Rutgers University Press

Length:325 Pages

Weight:1.26 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Europe France History Ireland Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Public Affairs & Policy Social Services & Welfare Women in History

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