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Author:

Wiesner, Merry E., 1952-

Title:

The marvelous hairy girls : the Gonzales sisters and their worlds / Merry Wiesner-Hanks.

Publisher:

Yale University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

xiii, 248 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Hypertrichosis--history--Europe.
Congenital Abnormalities--history--Europe.
Gender Identity--Europe.
History, 16th Century--Europe.
History, 17th Century--Europe.
Women--history--Europe.
Sex role--Europe--History.
Abnormalities, Human--Europe--History.
Women--Europe--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [226]-242) and index.

Contents:

Preface: the Gonzales sisters and their worlds -- Wonders, beasts, and wild folk: inner and outer worlds in Renaissance Europe -- Myths and histories: the new worlds of the West -- Massacring beasts, monstrous women, and educated gentlemen: the world of the court -- The sanctity of marriage, the marvel of birth: the world of the family -- God's miraculous creation: the world of religion -- Medical marvels and cabinets of curiosities: the world of scientists and collectors -- Afterword: the many stories of the Gonzales sisters.

ISBN:

0300127332 (ci : alk. paper)
9780300127331 (ci : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)262432327

LCCN:

2008044089

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)