Agnodike
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Agnodike (last third of the 4th century BCE) was an Athenian physician who is said to have disguised herself as a man to study under Herophilus. When she completed her studies she attempted to practice medicine on women while still presenting herself as a man, women refused her service until she confessed she was a women. She was brought to trial for breaking the law, the judge Aereopagus chose to replace the law allowing women to practice medicine and be paid a stipend for their service.
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- Ogilvie, M. B. 1986. Women in Science. The MIT Press. ISBN 0-262-65038-X