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Salonlezing – The man, the woman, the talking snake and the knife

Rijksmuseum Boerhaave Lange St. Agnietenstraat 10, Leiden, Netherlands

In this lecture I explore the history of women as medical practitioners through the many ways in which medicine has drawn on the traditional stories about women, their bodies and their emotions. I will look at themes ranging from the development of the Garden of Eden myth to include the bodily experiences of menstruation and […]