Little is known about Trota of Salerno - and some of what is may be false! What is true: she was a medical practitioner in the 11th and 12th centuries and wrote Practica Secundum Trotam (Book of Practical Medicine). What is false: she did not write the Trotula! Listen in to this episode to learn more facts and misinformation about Trota.

References

Benton, John F. “Trotula, Women’s Problems, and the Professionalization of Medicine in the Middle Ages.” Humanities Working Paper 98 (November 1984).

Green, Monica. “Women’s Medical Practice and Health Care in Medieval Europe.” Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society 14, no. 2 (Winter 1989): 434-473.

Green, Monica H. “The Development of the Trotula.” Revue d'histoire des textes 26 (1996): 119-203.

Green, Monica H. “Who/What is ‘Trotula’?” Academia.edu. 2015.