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Childlessness

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  • Saint Joachim: an angel appears to Joachim and tells him that his wife Anna will give birth to a child (the Virgin Mary. Engraving by H. Wierix.
  • Saint Joachim: his offering of a lamb for sacrifice is rejected. Line engraving by H. Wierix.
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Catalogue

    • Books

    How to be childless : a history and philosophy of life without children / Rachel Chrastil.

    Chrastil, Rachel | Date: [2020]
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    The pursuit of motherhood / Jessica Hepburn.

    Hepburn, Jessica | Date: 2014
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    Ever upward : overcoming the lifelong losses of infertility to define your own happy ending / Justine Brooks Froelker.

    Froelker, Justine Brooks | Date: [2015]
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    Choosing childlessness / Fiona McAllister ; with Lynda Clarke.

    McAllister, Fiona | Date: 1998
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    Life without baby : surviving and thriving when motherhood doesn't happen / Lisa Manterfield.

    Manterfield, Lisa | Date: [2015]
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