“At her trial, Agnodice, mistaken for a male Doctor, stood before the court and proved that she was a woman but this time, she must die for violating law that criminalised studying and practicing medicine for all women” Agnodice or Agnodike is a legendary figure credited as the first female midwife or physician in ancient Athens. Her story is told by the Roman author Gaius Julius Hyginus in his Fabulae. Agnodice is not generally believed to be a historical figure, but her story has been frequently deployed as a…
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