The female historiography of Andalusia is relatively recent. Although a whole line of research has been developed, there are still only a few studies focusing on women and the health sciences in al-Andalus.

For this reason, the main objectives here are: to convey the latest results from the study of women in al-Andalus between the 10th and 15th centuries and in particular as relating to female doctors, midwives, and wet nurses.

And, furthermore, this reflects on the situation prior to the 10th century and on the progress that has persisted through to the present courtesy of the science and cultural heritage left by the Andalusians.

Biographical note
A PhD student in Health Sciences/History of Nursing at the University of Alicante, and undergraduate student in Nursing, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo (2017-currently). She also holds a Master’s Degree in General Health Psychology from the Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid (2014-2016), and a B.A. Degree in Psychology, from Universidad Complutense de Madrid (2010-2014). She also completed a Research Internship at the Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Coimbra (Portugal) between 06-2019 and 09-2002.

As a researcher, Blanca Espina-Jerez is a member of HISAG-EP (History, Health and Gender – Spain and Portugal) with a study associated to the Structural Project: the History and Epistemology of Health and Nursing at the Health Science Research Unit: Nursing (UCISA: E), at the Higher Schools of Nursing of Coimbra and the Faculty of Physiotherapy and Nursing –UCLM (Toledo); and collaborator with the ENDOCU Research Group (Nursing, Pain and Care) at the Faculty of Physiotherapy and Nursing of the University of Castilla – La Mancha (UCLM), Toledo campus.

Since May of this year, she has been undertaking a research internship at the IEM (School of Social Sciences and Humanities, NOVA University), under the supervision of researcher António Rei.