Forgotten Healers
Forgotten Healers
Women and the Pursuit of Health in Late Renaissance Italy
Inhalt
In Renaissance Italy women from all walks of life played a central role in health care and the early development of medical science. Observing that the frontlines of care are often found in the household and other spaces thought of as female, Sharon Strocchia encourages us to rethink women¿s place in the history of medicine.
Bibliografische Angaben
Dezember 2019, I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History, Englisch
University Presses
978-0-674-24174-9