William Smellie

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Standard Name: Smellie, William,, 1697 - 1763

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Literary responses Elizabeth Nihell
Tobias Smollett , writing for the Critical in March 1760, took EN 's book as an attack on the obstetrician William Smellie (though Nihell specifically disavows reference to individuals). His notice is a defence of...

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By December 1751: The first volume of Theory and Practice of...

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By December 1751

The first volume of Theory and Practice of Midwifery by Scottish obstetrician William Smellie was published (written with help from Tobias Smollett ).
Trager, James. The Women’s Chronology: A Year-by-Year Record, from Prehistory to the Present. Henry Holt, 1994.
186
Griffiths, Ralph, 1720 - 1803, and George Edward Griffiths, editors. Monthly Review. R. Griffiths.
11: 318

December 1764: The Critical gave a bad review to the anonymous,...

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December 1764

The Critical gave a bad review to the anonymous, pro-woman Man-Midwifery Analysed; however, it disclaimed (less than convincingly) any prejudice in favour of men.
Critical Review. W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 5 series.
18 (1764): 444-6
Critical Review. W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 5 series.
18 (1764): 478

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