Michele Savonarola (1385–1466) was a Renaissance physician, philosopher, court physician, and renowned professor in Padua and Ferrara. A trusted counselor of princes, Savonarola authored more than thirty works on medical, moral, political, historical, and religious issues. Gabriella Zuccolin is a lecturer in medieval philosophy at the University of Pavia in Italy. Martin Marafioti is professor of Italian at Pace University. He is the author of Storytelling as Plague Prevention in Medieval and Early Modern Italy.

“Savonarola’s fifteenth-century manual on obstetric and pediatric medicine, written in the vernacular, is the first text of its kind that could be read not only by male practitioners but also by uneducated midwives and women in general—or such was its stated purpose, for it was addressed to ‘the women of Ferrara.’ The introduction by Zuccolin offers a thorough reading of the innovative work by the Ferrarese physician Michele Savonarola. The translation by Marafioti is both accurate and instructive, subtly capturing the distinctive voice of the author. Savonarola’s manual is a wonderful addition to the great works by women and on women’s issues that The Other Voice Series has lovingly published through the years.”

• AcknowledgmentsIllustrationsIntroductionA Mother’s Manual for the Women of FerraraTo the Women of Ferrara Treatise OneTreatise TwoTreatise Three: On Raising ChildrenBibliography Index

Michele Savonarola (1385–1466) was a Renaissance physician, philosopher, court physician, and renowned professor in Padua and Ferrara. A trusted counselor of princes, Savonarola authored more than thirty works on medical, moral, political, historical, and religious issues. Gabriella Zuccolin is a lecturer in medieval philosophy at the University of Pavia in Italy. Martin Marafioti is professor of Italian at Pace University. He is the author of Storytelling as Plague Prevention in Medieval and Early Modern Italy.

“Savonarola’s fifteenth-century manual on obstetric and pediatric medicine, written in the vernacular, is the first text of its kind that could be read not only by male practitioners but also by uneducated midwives and women in general—or such was its stated purpose, for it was addressed to ‘the women of Ferrara.’ The introduction by Zuccolin offers a thorough reading of the innovative work by the Ferrarese physician Michele Savonarola. The translation by Marafioti is both accurate and instructive, subtly capturing the distinctive voice of the author. Savonarola’s manual is a wonderful addition to the great works by women and on women’s issues that The Other Voice Series has lovingly published through the years.”

• AcknowledgmentsIllustrationsIntroductionA Mother’s Manual for the Women of FerraraTo the Women of Ferrara Treatise OneTreatise TwoTreatise Three: On Raising ChildrenBibliography Index

Michele Savonarola (1385–1466) was a Renaissance physician, philosopher, court physician, and renowned professor in Padua and Ferrara. A trusted counselor of princes, Savonarola authored more than thirty works on medical, moral, political, historical, and religious issues. Gabriella Zuccolin is a lecturer in medieval philosophy at the University of Pavia in Italy. Martin Marafioti is professor of Italian at Pace University. He is the author of Storytelling as Plague Prevention in Medieval and Early Modern Italy.

“Savonarola’s fifteenth-century manual on obstetric and pediatric medicine, written in the vernacular, is the first text of its kind that could be read not only by male practitioners but also by uneducated midwives and women in general—or such was its stated purpose, for it was addressed to ‘the women of Ferrara.’ The introduction by Zuccolin offers a thorough reading of the innovative work by the Ferrarese physician Michele Savonarola. The translation by Marafioti is both accurate and instructive, subtly capturing the distinctive voice of the author. Savonarola’s manual is a wonderful addition to the great works by women and on women’s issues that The Other Voice Series has lovingly published through the years.”

• AcknowledgmentsIllustrationsIntroductionA Mother’s Manual for the Women of FerraraTo the Women of Ferrara Treatise OneTreatise TwoTreatise Three: On Raising ChildrenBibliography Index