Celebrated ancient Egyptian woman physician likely never existed

ScienceDaily
Dec 16, 2019, 2:21 pm187 pts
For decades, an ancient Egyptian known as Merit Ptah has been celebrated as the first female physician and a role model for women entering medicine. Yet a researcher now says she never existed and is an example of how misconceptions can spread.

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