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    Old Wives' Tales: The History of Remedies, Charms and Spells

    By Mary Chamberlain

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    A compendium of remedies and cures handed down from mother to daughter from the beginning of time, this work presents a challenge to orthodox medicine and a history of female wisdom which goes back to the earliest times. What are old wives' tales? Where do they come from? It answers these questions, and more.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe History Press
    Release dateMay 30, 2012
    ISBN9780752486796
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    Old Wives' Tales: The History of Remedies, Charms and Spells
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    Mary Chamberlain

    Mary Chamberlain has lived and worked in England and the Caribbean, and is Emeritus Professor of History at Oxford Brookes University. Her book, Fenwomen, was the first to be published by Virago Press in 1975. Since then she has written many books on women's history, oral history and Caribbean history. She is a graduate of the acclaimed Creative Writing MA at Royal Holloway, University of London and now lives in London with her husband.

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