The study of medical practice in the sixteenth century has usually been that of a slow triumph of science over superstition. This idea was promoted by the male writers of English herbals. They often c
The first study to analyze print vernacular folio herbals from the standpoint of gender and to present original findings to do with early modern women's ownership of these herbals, Medical Authority a
Ecofeminism has been an important field of theory in philosophy and environmental studies for decades. It takes as its primary concern the way the relationship between the human and nonhuman is both
Ecofeminism has been an important field of theory in philosophy and environmental studies for decades. It takes as its primary concern the way the relationship between the human and nonhuman is both
By focusing on various forms of “dialogue,” these essays shift our interest away from speaking and toward listening in order to illuminate ways that early modern English women interacted with their na
