Zepherina Philadelphia Smith

Standard Name: Smith, Zepherina Philadelphia
Used Form: Mrs Zepherina Smith
Used Form: Zepherina Philadelphia Veitch

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Family and Intimate relationships Sophie Veitch
SV 's elder sister, Zepherina Philadelphia (whose name on marriage became Smith), was born on 1 April 1836 at Sopley in Hampshire. After the family returned from Palestine she became successively an early student at...

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1880: The Matrons' Aid or Trained Midwives' Registration...

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1880

The Matrons' Aid or Trained Midwives' Registration Society was founded in London by Louisa M. Hubbard .
Donnison, Jean. Midwives and Medical Men: A History of Inter-Professional Rivalries and Women’s Rights. Schocken Books, 1977.
99-101
Towler, Jean. Midwives in History and Society. Croom Helm, 1986.
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Rivers, John. Dame Rosalind Paget, 1855-1948: A Short Account of Her Life and Work. Midwives Chronicle, 1981.
27-8
Leap, Nicky, and Billie Hunter. The Midwife’s Tale: An Oral History from Handywoman to Professional Midwife. Scarlet Press, 1993.
2-3
There is discrepancy over the date the Society was founded: Donnison and Towler give...

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