- Magistra Hersend
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Magistra Hersend (flourished 1249-1259, Paris) was a French female surgeon who accompanied King Louis IX of France on the Seventh Crusade in 1249. As well as ministering to the king she was placed in charge of the female camp followers. In the city of Acre she received a life pension of twelve pence a day from the King for her service. She later married the king's apothecary, one Jacques.[1] [2][3]
References
- ^ Echols, Anne; Williams (1992). "Hersend (of France)". An annotated index of medieval women. Markus Wiener. ISBN 0910129274. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=KfGZM8RXSJwC&pg=PA218&lpg=PA218&dq=Hersend++Louis+IX&source=bl&ots=6mrLV-nRoU&sig=BRjvUDBQEY_s_FasarLE1JbFQEU&hl=en&ei=ftWfTvOyLY7AtAbHn-CCAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Hersend%20%20Louis%20IX&f=false. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ^ Hersend Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art: The Dinner Party: Heritage Floor. Brooklyn Museum. Accessed October 2011
- ^ "Did women in the middle ages have "professions"?". Yahoo Answers. 2008. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090405222112AAWeaLf. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
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