Illustrated talk by Dr Joy Hawkins

Sunday 13 April 2025
3 – 4pm

An illustrated talk by: Dr Joy Hawkins
Lecturer in Humanities, Interdisciplinary Institute for the Humanities at UEA

Medieval women as Healers: nurses, midwives and wise women.

In the medieval period, women were the primary healers, mopping up bodily fluids, delivering babies and providing remedies for every ache, pain and illness. They also sewed up wounds and set bones.

Drawing on illustrations, this talk will provide examples of some of the tasks women healers performed and demonstrate the level of skill they achieved.