10 Questions
What did many medieval women practitioners have that early university-educated physicians didn't necessarily have?
Trust of their communities
What did early university-educated physicians have that many medieval women practitioners didn't have?
Book learning and status
What was the common medical theory practiced by both medieval physicians and non-physician practitioners?
Theory of the humors
What did early university-educated physicians have to do to establish themselves in the medical field?
Wage a centuries-long campaign to invent a difference
Why did people not immediately abandon traditional practitioners to seek out early university-educated physicians?
Physicians were expensive and few in number
What was the role of colonizing missionaries in the suppression of indigenous culture?
They worked with the Inquisition to import European demonology and condemn native midwives, nurses, and healers.
In which region did the brutal and disproportionate arrests of traditional midwives by inquisitors take place?
New Spain (now Mexico, parts of the United States, much of Central America, and parts of northern South America)
What was Paula de Eguiluz's background?
Born in 1592 in the Dominican Republic to an enslaved mother and a free father, both of African descent.
What were the skills of Paula de Eguiluz?
Healer, practitioner of Afro-Caribbean love magic, and interpreter of dreams.
How did Paula de Eguiluz subvert the process meant to destroy her?
She used her skills and sheer nerve to subvert the process.
Test your knowledge of medieval women practitioners and early university-educated physicians in this quiz. Explore the roles and expertise of women healers and the challenges faced by university-educated physicians in gaining the trust of their communities.
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