Although doctoral degrees appeared in the universities of West Europe in the 12th and 13th centuries, for a long time they were given only to men.
The list includes only academic degrees, not Doctors of Divinity.
1415) may have received a medical degree from the University of Naples.
[1] Juliana Morell "defended theses" in 1606 or 1607, although claims that she received a doctorate in canon law in 1608 have been discredited.
[2] The putative 13th-century instance of Bettisia Gozzadini at the University of Bologna is discounted by Holt N.