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[shinyi0509]

Hello,

I have trouble figuring out why (c) is the correct anwer, where I think (d) seems to be a better answer over (c).

In line 13-15, it talks about Francesca 's licensure to practice general medicine, which seems to be opposite of (c)?!

Please help! Thanks a lot!

[ManhattanPrepLSAT1]

Glad to help.

Remember that the example in lines 13-15 are about Francesca de Romana's licensure, while the question is about women in ancient Greece.

If Rancesca de Romana is the first example of a woman with a license to practice medicine, then the women who came before (including the women of ancient Greece) did not have licensure, thus answer choice (C) is actually established by the very lines you pointed out!

Answer choice (D), however, is actually contradicted by lines 36-40. There is evidence that they worked as midwives...

Take another look at those lines, and see if that helps clear it up. If you still have questions on this passage, please let me know!

[LSAT-Chang]

Remember that the example in lines 13-15 are about Francesca de Romana's licensure, while the question is about women in ancient Greece.

If Rancesca de Romana is the first example of a woman with a license to practice medicine, then the women who came before (including the women of ancient Greece) did not have licensure, thus answer choice (C) is actually established by the very lines you pointed out!

Hey Matt! I don't quite get where you got the information that women of ancient Greece came before Francesca de Romana. I also thought (C) was contradicted because there is at least ONE who was lincensed to practice general medicine. Am I missing something in regards to date/years (ie the word "Ancient")??

[yoohoo081]

I was very confused, but (C) has to be the right answer.
The first paragraph (lines 1-4) states that "sources are fragmentary... some passing mentions, scattered references" and not a single mention of the official record (which corresponds with choice (C).

Also, within the first paragraph, it mentions that earliest known "officially recorded occurrence" were in modern times or in 1321.

Well, hopefully I didn't confuse anyone further. Above explanation is how i got to answer C.

[timmydoeslsat]

Remember that the example in lines 13-15 are about Francesca de Romana's licensure, while the question is about women in ancient Greece.

If Rancesca de Romana is the first example of a woman with a license to practice medicine, then the women who came before (including the women of ancient Greece) did not have licensure, thus answer choice (C) is actually established by the very lines you pointed out!

Hey Matt! I don't quite get where you got the information that women of ancient Greece came before Francesca de Romana. I also thought (C) was contradicted because there is at least ONE who was lincensed to practice general medicine. Am I missing something in regards to date/years (ie the word "Ancient")??

I would look where it states, "So the history of women in medicine by no means begins in 1849 with Dr. Elizabeth
Blackwell, the first woman to earn an M.D. in
modem times, or even in 1321 with Francesca de
Romana's licensure to practice general medicine, the
earliest known officially recorded occurrence of this
sort.

The author is stating that those events were not the beginning. It happened prior to those events. It is clear that the author differentiates between ancient Greece and Roman women from those two women, even if you were unsure about the dates.

Since we know that a female from a non-ancient Greece or Rome was the earliest known occurrence of being licensed (Francesca de Romana), we know that the ancient females were not officially listed.

[LSAT-Chang]

The author is stating that those events were not the beginning. It happened prior to those events. It is clear that the author differentiates between ancient Greece and Roman women from those two women, even if you were unsure about the dates.

Since we know that a female from a non-ancient Greece or Rome was the earliest known occurrence of being licensed (Francesca de Romana), we know that the ancient females were not officially listed.

Aha! Now I get it!! Thanks a lot Timmy!!!!

[andreperez7]

Actually, I think the proof for this question on inferences on ancient Greece and Rome is also in lines 18-10: "There is no list of women doctors in antiquity, no direct comment on such people." With that being the case you can infer answer C's answer that there's no official record on female doctors practicing medicine, since there aren't even lists, records or direct comments in general.

I hope this helps.