Agnodice&lt;br /&gt; Ancient Greece was barbaric towards women, patriarchy only forced them to behave and obey in silence. Agnodice disguised as a man to help women in labour, as practicing medicine for a woman in Greece was considered impudent behaviour. As soon as she started getting popular amongst her patients, men in the profession started accusing her of seduction and was charged with sexual abuse. However the law in Athens changed, when her patients flooded the court room insisting that Agnodice had revolutionised female health care. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)