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126: 139: 132: 41:. Her position was unusual for her sex. While there had been many female physicians in Paris in the 13th century, new laws in England, France and Spain from the mid-14th century had limited and restricted the existence of female medical practitioners, and Guillemette du Luys was reportedly the first female surgeon known in Paris since 45:, who was tried for unlawful practice in the 1400s. She was furthermore the only contemporary female physician in France, except for Martinette, who was permitted to treat the poor of 176: 235: 220: 205: 33:
She is documented as a surgeon in service of the king in the year of 1479. She is described as in charge of the "lower stews" (
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27: 58: 42: 146: 189: 38: 30:. She was one of two women to have served as royal physicians in France. 125: 23: 46: 131: 145:This biography related to medicine in France is a 187: 26:1479), was a French surgeon in service of king 170: 105:Jean Porcher, Humanisme et renaissance, 1938 177: 163: 78: 76: 74: 188: 99:Biographical Index of the Middle Ages 71: 119: 13: 93: 14: 247: 37:), and may have been active as a 137: 130: 124: 236:French medical biography stubs 221:15th-century French scientists 206:15th-century French physicians 1: 64: 149:. You can help Knowledge by 7: 52: 10: 252: 118: 216:15th-century French women 201:Medieval women physicians 226:French women physicians 35:estuver... par dessoubs 20:Guillemette du Luys 28:Louis XI of France 231:Medieval surgeons 158: 157: 108:Monica H. Green, 82:Monica H. Green, 243: 211:French courtiers 179: 172: 165: 141: 140: 136: 135: 134: 128: 120: 87: 80: 59:Magistra Hersend 251: 250: 246: 245: 244: 242: 241: 240: 196:French surgeons 186: 185: 184: 183: 138: 129: 123: 116: 96: 94:Further reading 91: 90: 81: 72: 67: 55: 43:Peretta Peronne 17: 12: 11: 5: 249: 239: 238: 233: 228: 223: 218: 213: 208: 203: 198: 182: 181: 174: 167: 159: 156: 155: 142: 114: 113: 106: 103: 100: 95: 92: 89: 88: 69: 68: 66: 63: 62: 61: 54: 51: 16:French surgeon 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 248: 237: 234: 232: 229: 227: 224: 222: 219: 217: 214: 212: 209: 207: 204: 202: 199: 197: 194: 193: 191: 180: 175: 173: 168: 166: 161: 160: 154: 152: 148: 143: 133: 127: 122: 121: 117: 111: 107: 104: 101: 98: 97: 85: 79: 77: 75: 70: 60: 57: 56: 50: 48: 44: 40: 36: 31: 29: 25: 21: 151:expanding it 144: 115: 109: 83: 39:phlebotomist 34: 32: 19: 18: 190:Categories 65:References 53:See also 112:, 2008 86:, 2008 47:Dijon 147:stub 24:fl. 192:: 73:^ 49:. 178:e 171:t 164:v 153:. 22:(

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