Winner of the Margaret W. Rossiter History of Women in Science Prize A new history
uncovers the crucial role women played in the great transformations of medical science and …

This book addresses the multifaceted history of the domestic sphere in Europe from the Age
of Reformation to the emergence of modern society. By focusing on daily practice …

Household recipe books were the most prevalent form of women's authoritative medical
writing in Renaissance Europe. Among the most significant female-authored collections from …

This article draws attention to several different practices of observation, manipulation, and
experimentation with the surface of natural things. Beginning from the observation that the …

More than merely a patron of science, Duke Cosimo i de'Medici was praised
byhiscontemporariesforhisknowledgeof thenaturalworldandhishands-on experimentation …

In 1789 English agrarian reformer William Marshall published a long book titled The rural
economy of Gloucestershire. In this book, Marshall advanced a series of measures to …

Medical history has been affected by a veritable 'domestic turn'in the last decades.
Households were in this period the principal locus of health care. Domestic medicine was …

Household recipe books were the most prevalent form of women's authoritative medical
writing in Renaissance Europe. Among the most significant female-authored collections from …

Over the last few decades, we have realised that the idea of women being marginalized in
the history of medicine is only true on the surface, however, in actuality, it'sa rather outdated …

Through the critical use of gender categories, new research perspectives have allowed the
history of medicine to open up to a gender dimension, highlighting the important role of …