<P> Dorotea Bucca was another distinguished Italian physician . She held a chair of philosophy and medicine at the University of Bologna for over forty years from 1390 . Other Italian women whose contributions in medicine have been recorded include Abella, Jacqueline Felice de Almania, Alessandra Giliani, Rebecca de Guarna, Margarita, Mercuriade (14th century), Constance Calenda, Clarice di Durisio (15th century), Constanza, Maria Incarnata and Thomasia de Mattio . </P> <Dl> <Dt> Pioneering Women in Medieval Europe </Dt> </Dl> <Dt> Pioneering Women in Medieval Europe </Dt> <Ul> <Li> Trota of Salerno 12th century physician who collected many of her empirical practices in writing . Part of her work was incorporated into the so - called Trotula compendium of writings on women's medicine and cosmetics . </Li> <Li> Hildegard of Bingen (1098--1179) is considered Germany's first female physician . She conducted and published comprehensive studies of medicine and natural science . </Li> </Ul>

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