INTRODUCING THE MOST FAMOUS FEMALE PHYSICIANS, MIDWIVES AND NURSES FROM THE BEGINNING OF ISLAM TO THE QAJAR ERA IN IRAN

Since ancient times, the active participation of women in various scientific fields has been important for researchers. The current study aims to introduce female physicians, midwives and nurses from the beginning of Islam to the Qajar era in Iran. This library study used a descriptive-analytical method and information was collected from valid Persian, Arabic and English sources. In medieval works, women's footprints can be seen in the treatment of various diseases the healing of the injured and nursing. In the history of medical science, we are faced with a kind of duality in the position of women in the field of medicine, on the one hand, women were engaged in treatment and helped to improve the status of medicine and on the other hand, their medical works are specifically not seen in the sources. Most of the names of women recorded in the field of health care are related to the era of the Prophet (PBUH) and we found 56 names of women from the beginning of Islam to the Qajar era by searching various books and papers. The historical examples mentioned in this research can be used to explain the appropriate patterns of women's presence in today's scientific world.