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Pregnant Pictures by Laura Wexler, Sandra Matthews (Hardcover, 2000)

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Pregnant Pictures, Hardcover by Matthews, Sandra; Wexler, Laura, ISBN 0415904498, ISBN-13 9780415904490, Brand New, Free P&P in the UK Matthews (film and photography, Hampshire College) and Wexler (American studies and women's studies, Yale University) have assembled approximately 200 photographs of pregnant women in the 20th century. The photographs include images from medical textbooks, childbirth manuals, ads for maternity clothing, family snapshots, fine art photos, and celebrity portraits. The text considers what such images say about our society's attitudes toward women, sex, and reproduction. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()

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What does an image of a pregnant woman mean? Pregnant with meaning but resistant to interpretation, photos of pregnant bodies rarely appear in public. When they do, they viscerally challenge society's perception of women, sex, and reproduction. Pregnant Pictures assembles an astonishing and visually powerful collection of over 200 photos of pregnant women in the twentieth century. These varied images - from medical textbooks, childbirth manuals, and ads for maternity clothes to family snapshots, fine art photos, even Annie Leibovitz's celebrity portraits - defy any typical notion of pregnancy. Together, they make a vital contribution to feminist understandings of pregnancy as experienced by women from all walks of life.