Margareta- Roman army surgeon?

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Searching through some online papers and references to 'Margareta' it seems that Dr Kate Campbell Mead Hurd seems to be the prime source of this information.

She also seems to have been an feminist who accused many of the ancient medical writers of a form of plagiarism- referring to the works of Hippocrates- she claims that some of his work

'bears the stamp of women's writings and they were copied under his signature for centuries......

and

'Moshion copied Cleopatra's gynaecology in Greek gave her credit for it but it became over time a part of his own book and called by his name......

Dr Kate Campbell Hurd Mead and the Medical Woman's struggle for history

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Admittedly, the medical arts have been open to potential misogynistic accusations- even as recently as the Watson- Crick- Franklin affair regarding DNA structure....

There is also still controversy regarding Trotula of Salerno- was' she' really a 'he'?

Trotula of Salerno


So was Margareta a real army surgeon or just a feminist dream?

Answers on a postcard please.... :wink:

I will wait and see if I get a reply from my email and let you know if there is a reliable primary source