Midwife, witch, and woman-child: Metaphor for a matriarchal profession
Hearne, Betsy
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Title
Midwife, witch, and woman-child: Metaphor for a matriarchal profession
Author(s)
Hearne, Betsy
Issue Date
1998
Keyword(s)
Storytelling
Abstract
"The story, its procreation; the literature, its practice: these are integrated,
interactive processes. Let's not throw away the box of recipes.
Although still suspect (for example, see Ritter's newspaper reports, ""Midwives
Battle State Crackdown"" and ""A Tough State for Midwives""), midwifery
is in many circles increasingly valued as an integrated, interactive
way to deliver babies. And it is no accident that metaphors of midwifery
fit smoothly in a matriarchal profession that has delivered the private domain
of storytelling into the public domain of children's literature."
Publisher
Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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