Women's Studies/History
1996. 216 pp. 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
“This fascinating and well-researched book traces the history of wet nursing in America from the colonial era to the twentieth century. . . . Golden uses an impressive array of sources—including diaries, personal correspondence, domestic advice literature, medical tracts, newspaper ads, and the records of hospitals and welfare institutions—to probe the public debates over wet nursing, and the personal experiences of wet nurses and their employers. . . . This pathbreaking book is a must-read for historians of medicine, the family, and women’s work.” —Journal of Social History
“Golden’s book is an enjoyable read. Her work provides a thoughtful and detailed discussion of the complexities involved in various wet nursing arrangements. . . . Golden’s book is useful for those who are interested in the historical regulation of women’s bodies and lives, especially for those who want to learn more about the historical regulation of poor, single mothers.” —Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology
“In this interesting study, Golden ably weaves a complex story combining the history of women and child rearing, the growth of medical authority, class development, and attitudes about race, class, and ethnicity in nineteenth-century America.” —Journal of Interdisciplinary History
“Janet Golden’s history of wet nursing tells an important story. . . . This book is well worth a close reading.” —Bulletin of the History of Medicine
Janet Golden is an associate professor
of history at Rutgers University–Camden. She is the co-editor of
Mothers
and Motherhood: Readings in American History (Ohio State University Press)
and co-author of Pictures of Health: A Photographic History of Health Care
in Philadelphia, 1860–1945.
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