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Women & Alchemy at the 'Peripheries' of Europe - Paul Ferguson - 01-31-2026

East of Italy: Women and Alchemy at the 'Peripheries' of Early Modern Europe

By Meredith K . Ray

"Amid renewed interest in early modern alchemy, scholars have begun to examine the participation of women in alchemical culture more closely. While many studies focus on Western Europe – for example, England, France, Germany, Italy – much remains to be understood about women’s involvement with alchemy, medicine, and science in other, often less thoroughly studied, early modern sites. This essay traces an interconnected lineage of alchemical women that extends from sixteenth-century Italy into Central and Eastern Europe, connecting the house of Sforza to the royal Jagellion and Vasa dynasties."

https://www.academia.edu/46571578/East_of_Italy_Women_and_Alchemy_at_the_Peripheries_of_Early_Modern_Europe