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Rosina Heydrich's Midwifery Manual and Ledger, 1770-1819: Transcription and Translation

MLA citation style
R. Heydrich. Rosina Heydrich's Midwifery Manual And Ledger, 1770-1819: Transcription And Translation. no date. 1770.
APA citation style
Heydrich, R. (1770). Rosina Heydrich's Midwifery Manual and Ledger, 1770-1819: Transcription and Translation. Retrieved from https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3A53784
Chicago citation style
Rosina Heydrich. “Rosina Heydrich's Midwifery Manual And Ledger, 1770-1819: Transcription And Translation”, Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center - Rosina Heydrich's Midwifery Manual and Ledger, 1770-1819, 1770. https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3A53784.
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Title

Rosina Heydrich's Midwifery Manual and Ledger, 1770-1819: Transcription and Translation

Subject

Midwifery--Pennsylvania

Description

An extensive midwifery manuscript (Hebamme Büchlein) in the archive of the Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center, penned between the years 1770-1819, is attributed to Rosina Heydrich, a midwife and member of the Schwenkfelder community in the Upper Perkiomen Valley. This unique manuscript served as both a birth register and a compendium of specific remedies, treatments, and recommendations for women’s health. The largest and most significant portion of the text is devoted to listing the dates and names associated with 1,739 births to which she dutifully attended, detailing the breadth of five decades of service to the community as an experienced lay practitioner of obstetric medicine. This project was supported by a grant from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission's Historical Archives and Records Care Grant, a program funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Creator

Heydrich, Rosina

Date

1770-1819

Location Covered

Montgomery County (PA)

Time Period Covered

1770-1819

Type

Text

Original Format

Manuscripts

Digital Format

application/pdf

Language

German
English

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Contact

Hunt Schenkel, Archivist, Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center, 105 Seminary St., Pennsburg, PA 18073, (215) 679-3103, hunt@schwenkfelder.org

Contributing Institution

Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center

Sponsorship

This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.