Summary
In 14th-century Europe, women were forbidden to study at university levels and were refused licenses to practice medicine. They were permitted to continue working as midwives and "wise women," but the laws restricting them from other medical procedures were vigorously enforced.
In l322 five women were brought to trial by the medical faculty at the University of Paris for practicing medicine without a license. One of the defendants was Jacqueline Felicie de Almania. The charges brought against her at the trial were that "she would cure her patients of internal illness and wounds. She would visit the sick and examine their urine in the manner physicians, feel the pulse and touch the body and limbs." She was quoted as having said to a sick person, "I will cure you by God's will, if you will trust in me." She made a pact with patients and received money from them.See the full content of this document
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Tales of Women Doctors and Avalanches
The main witness against her was the surgeon John of Padua. Since women could not practice as lawyers, John declared, it was even more important that the not practice medicine, because losing a ...
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