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| | 15 Women, 15 Centuries, a Women's History Month 1998 celebration |
 | | Educated by her father, she was married in her early 20s, had a daughter (who would become a well-known author in her own right) in 999, and was widowed in 1001. |
 | | Her topics included the need for cleanliness, a balanced diet, and regular exercise, warned of the effects of emotional stress, and discussed birth control, problems of infertility, male infertility, sewing (and avoiding) tears suffered in childbirth, repositioning a baby during a breech birth, and the problems of sex and celibacy. |
 | | Her doctorate was in Philosophy since the University of Padua did not feel that they could grant a doctorate of theology to a woman, even though she was eminently well qualified for the title. |
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