<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The paper deals with the delineation of the subversiveness-ridden career of the midwife in history and with the specific circumstances under which this privileged hypostasis of womanhood undergoes major changes during the 17<sup>th</sup> century. The main focus of the presentation is the female engagement with the public space during the Renaissance and the major impact of the emergent male empirical science - the scientific paradigm of New Science - upon it. The Magnetic Lady by Ben Jonson, an unduly neglected play, will provide a meaningful cultural illustration of this shift</p></abstract>

The paper deals with the delineation of the subversiveness-ridden career of the midwife in history and with the specific circumstances under which this privileged hypostasis of womanhood undergoes major changes during the 17th century. The main focus of the presentation is the female engagement with the public space during the Renaissance and the major impact of the emergent male empirical science - the scientific paradigm of New Science - upon it. The Magnetic Lady by Ben Jonson, an unduly neglected play, will provide a meaningful cultural illustration of this shift

The Renaissance Midwife

West University of Timișoara 4, Pârvan Blvd, Timișoara, Romania

Gender Studies

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The paper deals with the delineation of the subversiveness-ridden career of the midwife in history and with the specific circumstances under which this...

The Renaissance Midwife

Published Online: Feb 08, 2013

Page range: 146 - 159

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10320-012-0035-4

Keywords
female lore, midwife, misogyny, Renaissance, subversiveness

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The Renaissance Midwife

Published Online: Feb 08, 2013

Page range: 146 - 159

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10320-012-0035-4

Keywordsfemale lore, midwife, misogyny, Renaissance, subversiveness

This content is open access.

Keywords
female lore, midwife, misogyny, Renaissance, subversiveness