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Provides the study of noblewomen's healing activities in early modern Europe. In this title, the author demonstrates that numerous German noblewomen were deeply involved in making medicines and recommending them to patients, and many gained widespread fame for their remedies.

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"This is a beautifully crafted, solid, and imaginative piece of historical research, which sheds new light on the role of women in early modern medicine and on their participation in the early modern culture of experimentation and empiricism." (Gianna Pomata, Johns Hopkins University)"

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      Publisher: University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 3/19/2013 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780226925387, 978-0226925387
      ISBN10: 0226925382
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      Gender studies: women and girls

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Provides the study of noblewomen's healing activities in early modern Europe. In this title, the author demonstrates that numerous German noblewomen were deeply involved in making medicines and recommending them to patients, and many gained widespread fame for their remedies.

      Trade Review
      "This is a beautifully crafted, solid, and imaginative piece of historical research, which sheds new light on the role of women in early modern medicine and on their participation in the early modern culture of experimentation and empiricism." (Gianna Pomata, Johns Hopkins University)"

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