The Relationship between the Medieval Medical World and Wise Women
Words: 2517 Pages: 8 5925The relationship between the learned medieval medical world and female healers of the time was complicated and nuanced. In 1322, the Medical Faculty of Paris accused Jacoba Felicie, a female healer, of working as a practicing physician without a license. Documents from Felicie's trial, and the resulting arguments for and against the accused, provide a view of how medieval physicians perceived women's roles. Felicie's accusers claim that she visited several patients, examined them, and claimed to cure them, despite being […]
