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Record Number: 14134 Author(s)/Creator(s): Klapisch-Zuber , Christiane. Contributor(s): Title: Les Femmes et la mort à la fin du moyen age [the author provides an overview of female mortality based on statistics taken from Florentine ricordanze (which often included family memoirs) for both girls and married women; the author notes the discrepancy in female versus male survival rates with men living in significantly larger proportions from childhood onward; the author also notes the higher mortality rates for women due to death during childbirth]. Source: Ilaria del Carretto e il suo monumento: la donna nell'arte, la cultura, e la società del '400. Atti del convegno Internazionale di Studi, 15-16-17 Settembre, 1994, Palazzo Ducale, Lucca.  Edited by Stéphane Toussaint. Translated by Clotilde Soave Bowe..  Edizioni S. Marco Litotipo, 1995.  Pages 207 - 221. Description: Article Type: Essay Subject (See Also): Childbirth Death Demography Florence Girls Mortality Ricordanze, Daybooks Kept by Italian Merchants and Artisans Statistics Wives Award Note: Geographic Area: Italy Century: 14- 15 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1995. Language: French ISSN/ISBN: Not Available

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