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In the 16th century, women in apothecaries were quietly advancing our knowledge of chemistry and botany đ§Ș
This painting from our collection shows the inside of an apothecary shop, with jars of medical ingredients neatly arranged on shelves. A woman takes a break from making a prescription to look at a monkey holding up an upturned urine flask.
For more stories, past and present, about health, science and medicine, head to đ wellcomecollection.org
Credit: A woman in a pharmacy with a urine flask and a monkey holding an empty flask at a casement. Oil painting by Willem Joseph Laquy, 1780 (?), after J. Toorenvliet, 1677. Toornvliet, Jacob, 1635-1719. Date: 1780. Reference: 47376i
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In the 16th century, women in apothecaries were quietly advancing our knowledge of chemistry and botany đ§Ș
This painting from our collection shows the inside of an apothecary shop, with jars of medical ingredients neatly arranged on shelves. A woman takes a break from making a prescription to look at a monkey holding up an upturned urine flask.
For more stories, past and present, about health, science and medicine, head to đ wellcomecollection.org
Credit: A woman in a pharmacy with a urine flask and a monkey holding an empty flask at a casement. Oil painting by Willem Joseph Laquy, 1780 (?), after J. Toorenvliet, 1677. Toornvliet, Jacob, 1635-1719. Date: 1780. Reference: 47376i
#stem #womeninstem #womeninscienceday #science #internationalwomensday #iwd2025
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