Abstract
Monica Green has recently demonstrated that the thirteenth century, in the textual tradition of the Secreta mulierum, witnessed a transformation in the notions of secrecy associated with women, as well as in attitudes towards obtaining knowledge about women's bodies. Texts belonging to this tradition defined female bodies and their functioning from a male-centered point of view and focused on generation. However, although this shift undoubtedly influenced the perception of womanhood among some members of Jewish intellectual circles, it seems not to have left many traces in the Hebrew treatises on women's health care known to us. This article explores the meanings and evolution of the term "secret" in relation to women in Hebrew literature, and analyzes how the concept "secrets of women" was understood in medieval Hebrew medical texts devoted to women's health care.
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