Angélique Marguerite Le Boursier du Coudray was an influential, pioneering midwife during her lifetime, who gained fame when men were taking over the field. She rose from middle-class origins to become noticed and commissioned by King Louis XV himself.
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Lived 1714 to 1794 · aged 79
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