Merchants, Midwives, and Laboring Women Maren Briswalter Special consideration is given to

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Merchants, Midwives, and Laboring Women Maren Briswalter Special consideration is given toDiane C. Vecchio's unique study considers the work experiences of Italian immigrant women and their daughters in the previously unexamined regions of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Endicott, New York, during the turn of the twentieth century. Using Italian and American sources and rich oral histories, this study reveals that women in Italy had economic responsibilities that often included work experiences outside of the home, including jobs as midwives and