10 Forgotten Female Alchemists From Throughout History
2017年12月28日 · In ancient Alexandria, Egypt, a woman named Hypatia was the earliest female scientist known in recorded history. She studied and taught astronomy, mathematics, and philosophy. She was also distilling water. In modern times, this may seem simple enough, but at the time, it was considered alchemy.
Six Women Alchemists: Their Obsessions and Inventions
2023年10月17日 · Female alchemists became some of history’s earliest scientists. While chasing alchemy’s occult will o’ the wisp, they found cures to common ailments and designed apparatus that is still used in laboratories today. Why did women gravitate toward alchemy?
List of alchemists - Wikipedia
Alchemy is still practiced today by a few, and alchemist characters still appear in recent fictional works and video games. Many alchemists are known from the thousands of surviving alchemical manuscripts and books. Some of their names are listed below.
Isabella Cortese - Wikipedia
Isabella Cortese (fl. 1561), was an Italian alchemist and writer of the Renaissance. All that is known of her life and work is from her book on alchemy, The Secrets of Lady Isabella Cortese. Cortese was also well-versed in several fields other than alchemy.
Tracing the scientific contribution of female alchemists
2021年8月13日 · Over the last few decades, feminist scholars have rediscovered 16th and 17th century female-authored works in print and manuscript. We can now use this rediscovered corpus of women’s writing to create a more expansive and inclusive understanding of early modern alchemical literary cultures.
3 Great Female Alchemists - Faena
The following are three women who decorously represent the female figure in the alchemical praxis. Mary the Jewess (3 rd century) Since none of her original texts survive, we know of Mary the Jewess, also known as Maria Prophetissima, through the texts of many other alchemists.
Top 10 Forgotten Female Alchemists From Throughout History
2019年3月8日 · Many of the discoveries made by these female alchemists changed the course of history, even if their due credit has long been forgotten. This is an encore presentation of this list, as presented by our YouTube host Simon Whistler.
Chinese Women Alchemists
Examples of women alchemists from China include Li Shao Yun, Fang, Mistress Keng, Pao Ku Ko,Shen Yu Hsiu, Sun Pu-Erh, Thai Shuan Nu, and others. Their stories are still being investigated.
‘Follow what I say’: Isabella Cortese and Early Modern Female …
2022年11月11日 · Yet, she was clearly inspired by great women alchemists of her day, such as Caterina Sforza and Isabella d’Este (might her name come from this Isabella?). It’s also intriguing that her last name, Cortese, is an anagram for ‘secreto’ in Italian.
Female Alchemists
So lets hear more about women alchemists (if you dare!) and less about the vanities of modern feminists who are hardly in charge of the vital pharmacopaeia, indeed, have broken the chain from pre-history to the present by which the feminine cult offered life-saving relief to their sisters in labour and in the cause of childbirth (note: Dr ...