Forgotten Healers
Forgotten Healers
Women and the Pursuit of Health in Late Renaissance Italy
Contenu
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.
Informations bibliographiques
décembre 2019, I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History, Anglais
University Presses
978-0-674-24174-9