Agnodice
Sign in to savethumb|right|Agnodice in her disguise as a male physician, imagined here not as lifting her tunic to reveal her true sex, but as opening her outer garment to show that she has breasts.
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Wikidata facts
- Gender
- female
- Place of birth
- Athens
- Occupation
- obstetrician
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Image
- Agnodice engraving.jpg
- Residence
- Classical Athens
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- date of birth
- 0400-00-00
- time period
- classical antiquity
- Commons category
- Agnodice
- date of death
- 0360-00-00
- described by source
- Fabulae
- name in native language
- Ἀγνοδίκη
- present in work
- Fabulae
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Life story
- Historicity
- Influence on women in medicine
- Notes
- References
thumb|right|Agnodice in her disguise as a male physician, imagined here not as lifting her tunic to reveal her true sex, but as opening her outer garment to show that she has breasts.
Agnodice (Greek: Ἁγνοδίκη, pronounced [haŋnodíkɛː]; c. 4th century BCE) is a legendary figure said to be the first female midwife or physician in ancient Athens. Her story, originally told in the Fabulae (attributed to the Roman author Gaius Julius Hyginus), has been used to illustrate issues surrounding women in medicine and midwifery. Agnodice is not generally considered a historical figure, but her legend has influenced discussions about gender roles in medical professions.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Agnodice” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.