Marie Jonet Dugès Explained

Marie Jonet Dugès (1730–1797) was a French midwife.^[1]

Family

Jonet Dugès' daughter, Marie Lachapelle, was also a renowned midwife.^[2] From an early age, her daughter was a constant companion and assisted at births. Dugès taught her everything she knew about midwifery.

Career

Jonet Dugès was first a sworn midwife ("sage-femme jurée") at the Chatelet Hospital.^[3] Later, in 1775, she was promoted to the position of Midwife-in-Chief of the Hôtel-Dieu. She performed her duties with such zeal, ability, and faithfulness that when she retired the government awarded her a liberal pension.

Legacy

Marie Jonet Dugès is remembered as one of the most significant midwives attached to the Hôtel-Dieu, and for her improvement of French midwifery.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Stanley, Autumn. Mothers and daughters of invention : notes for a revised history of technology. 1993. Scarecrow. Metuchen, NJ, u.a.. 0810825864. 234.
2. Book: Ogilvie, Marilyn. The biographical dictionary of women in science : pioneering lives from ancient times to the mid-20th century.. 2000. Routledge. New York. 9780415920407. 731. Harvey. Joy. Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie. Joy Harvey. registration.
3. Book: Buck, Albert Henry. The dawn of modern medicine. 1920. Yale Univ. Press. New Haven. 256.
4. Book: Edwin . van Teijlingen . Midwifery and the medicalization of childbirth: comparative perspectives. 2000. Nova Science Publishers. Huntington, NY. 9781560726807. 87.