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I'm a young American woman in the mid-19th century and I don't ever want to get married. What sort of life--in terms of both professional life and family life--is open to me?

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What was medical and scientific culture like in Europe in the Middle Ages? How much empiricism went on, and how quickly did new findings/theories spread? And what kind of qualifications would someone need to be considered an "expert" and trusted source?

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I'm a young American woman in the mid-19th century and I don't ever want to get married. What sort of life--in terms of both professional life and family life--is open to me?	287
What was medical and scientific culture like in Europe in the Middle Ages? How much empiricism went on, and how quickly did new findings/theories spread? And what kind of qualifications would someone need to be considered an "expert" and trusted source?	2