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Agnodice: reading the story

October 18, 2017December 12, 2017 fluff35

Agnodice, 'the first midwife'? Why this is a myth, and a powerful one at that.

Tagged Agnodice, Athens, Eugenia, history, Jean Astruc, John Potter, Kate Hurd-Mead, medical education, Phryne, Sophia Jex-Blake, women and medicine11 Comments

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