The Exploration of the Female Roles in the Great Plague in London in 1665

The Black Death in medieval Europe began in the 14th century, until it reached its climax again in London in 1665, and Britain was covered with corpses. In the 15th and 16th centuries, a series of policies and the subsequent implementation of the plague act helped to mitigate the spread of the plague. At this time, women in the late Middle Ages have not yet shaken off the traditional image of the existence, active or passive response to the parish’s call for the prevention and control of the epidemic. Their duty of giving care and treatment is part of the system of government institutionalization, which leads to the roles of plague nurse, female searchers and so on. The practice of British women participating in medical rescue during the Great Plague in London was attacked and criticized by some people at that time, but on the whole, it is beneficial to the construction of women’s voice in medical care, its practice has essentially become a major part of the British medical system to promote the construction of the role.