Concerning American Indian Womanhood; An Ethnological Study

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Description: 

Age at menstruation of young women varies from tribe to tribe, as does age of a mother when birthing. Mortality among Indian women during childbirth is less than among white women.

People: 
Algonkian, American Indian, Chippewa, Navajo, Ojibwe, Shoshone, Sioux
Location Description: 

Arizona AZ; Massachusetts MA; Minnesota MN; Montana MT; Nebraska NE; New Mexico NM; North Dakota ND

Protocol: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center Public Access
Community: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center
Category: 
Death, Physiology, Women/Children
Original Date Description: 
1891-1892
Original Date: 
1891
Creator: 
Parker, W.T.
Language: 
English
Rights: 
This item is in the Public Domain
Source: 
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology; 5:330-41.
Identifier: 
9900295
Subject: 
Delivery, Labor, Menstruation, Mortality, Pregnancy
Type: 
Monograph