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Corey
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Woof. I know it's old but yikes this take on nursing as a profession is wildly disrespectful
— Jul 29, 2026 03:34AM
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Corey
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Alright so this is a fundamental (but extremely common) misunderstanding of the healthcare dynamic between doctors and nurses
— Jul 29, 2026 02:53AM
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Julia Elizabeth
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Ahhhh gold ole Murica with your outlawing midwifery and the centuries of knowledge that came with it and doubled down by making sure that medicine was so exclusive we’ve got less female doctors than most of the other countries in the western world
Shocked
— Jul 10, 2026 01:15PM
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Julia Elizabeth
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Ah yes, of course. Because Frenchmen were offended that women not only dared to practice medicine but were good at it, and Englishmen were whining that women were “worthless and presumptuous” while usurping male progressions.
Because ain’t that always the way
— Jul 10, 2026 01:10PM
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Because ain’t that always the way
Julia Elizabeth
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Wild that Paracelsus is considered not just the father of medicine but also western alchemy and even HE admits that “the sorceress” (midwife) taught him everything he knew
So where are all of the famous lady alchemists or centuries past?
— Jul 10, 2026 01:06PM
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So where are all of the famous lady alchemists or centuries past?
