Oct 13th 2022

Women and Medieval Household Healthcare

@ International Museum of Surgical Science

1524 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60610

Opening Thursday, October 13th, from 6PM - 7PM

In this talk, Jennifer Borland explores the nature of the households portrayed in a late medieval health guide known as the Régime du corps, and how their members interacted with professionalized medicine. Images in illustrated copies of this text depict simple scenes related to health care, such as patients’ consultations with physicians, procedures like bloodletting, and foods and beverages recommended for good health. These images provide important details about the nature of women’s agency in the home—and offer highly compelling evidence that women enacted multiple types of health care.

$15 Adults; Members, Students, Educators Free with ID  REGISTER

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