During the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries, Female Midwives

Multiple Choice

During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, female midwives

A) gained great fame and wealth, as childbirth was defined as a female scientific specialty.
B) increased dramatically in number, due to women's abilities to read midwifery manuals.
C) were replaced by men who used devices and techniques derived from the study of anatomy.
D) were newly organized into their own craft guilds, regulated by aristocratic and royal patrons.
E) began to receive recognition and training as medical professionals in universities.