A Womb of One's Own
Lost Histories of Childbirth in Ancient Rome
$41.53
- Hardcover
376 pages
- Release Date
18 June 2026
Summary
A bold new history of women’s health and midwifery, brought to life through ancient women’s stories of pregnancy and birth.
In the well-trod history of the Roman Empire, a pivotal moment has long gone unnoticed: It was in ancient Rome that medical men first set their sights on childbirth, the traditional domain of female midwives.
Taking us to the dawn of Western obstetrics, A Womb of One’s Own offers a feminist account of how, against a long traditio…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780520398740 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0520398742 |
| Author: | Tara Mulder |
| Publisher: | University of California Press |
| Imprint: | University of California Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 376 |
| Release Date: | 18 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 566g |
| Dimensions: | 38mm x 149mm x 224mm |
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Critics Review
“Making an enlightening and engaging book debut, Mulder, a scholar of classical and Near Eastern studies—and a midwife’s daughter—offers a feminist history of birth in the Roman Empire during the centuries that straddle the year 0… . A fresh, edifying contribution to women’s history.”
* Kirkus Reviews *Tara Mulder
Tara Mulder is Assistant Professor of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. As the daughter of a homebirth midwife, she has assisted in over two dozen births.
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