Situates the practices and perceptions of women's medical work in France in the context of the sixteenth century and its medical evolution and innovations. The book argues that early modern understandings of medical practice and authority were highly flexible and subject to change.

Susan Broomhall is a social scientist with a major in psychology and over 30 years practical experience applying behavioural science to real world issues. With a passion for world peace and harmony, Susan aspires to empower people to be happy and well by encouraging everyone to understand and believe in their innate ability to create their own reality.Susan has transformed her life experiences into translations of psychospiritual philosophy and quantum psychology. She has done this in order to bridge the divide between science and spirituality to understand what it means to be human and realise the purpose of our life journey. She is inspired to be part of the global community co-creating the new world, living in a harmonious and peaceful society where love, caring, and happiness are the valued qualities.

Acknowledgements
Notes on text
Introduction
1. Women and the medical guilds
2. The university: women and the Faculty of Medicine in Paris
3. Hospital nursing by women religious: the Hôtel-Dieu in Paris
4. Female healing before the law
5. The book trades: female medical practice in print
6. Nursing, caring, curing: women's work in municipal child care
7. The world of the court: women serving the royal family
8. French women and reproductive knowledge at the Spanish court
9. Elite women and reproductive knowledge: the Nassau sisters
Afterword
Bibliography
Index