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Elizabeth Cellier, commonly known as the "Popish Midwife" (), was a notable Catholic midwife in seventeenth-century England. She stood trial for treason in 1679 for her alleged part in the "Meal-Tub Plot" against the future King James II, but was eventually freed. Cellier was later imprisoned for allegations made in her 1680 work ''Malice Defeated'', in which she recounted the events of the alleged conspiracy against the future King. She later became a pamphleteer and advocated for advancements in the field of midwifery. Cellier published ''A Scheme for the Foundation of a Royal Hospital'' in 1687, where she outlined plans for a hospital and a college for instructions in midwifery, as well as proposing that midwives of London should enter into a corporation and use their fees to establish parish houses where any woman could give birth. Cellier resided in London, England until her death. Life Elizabeth Cellier was a London midwife, who is known largely through the "Meal-Tub Plo ...
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Malice Defeated
Malice may refer to: Law * Malice (law), a legal term describing the intent to harm Places in Poland * Malice, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship * Malice, Lublin Voivodeship * Malice, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship People and characters Persons * Luigi Malice, Italian abstract artist * Michael Malice (born 1976), author, podcaster, columnist, and media personality * Malice Green (died 1992), man who died in the custody of Detroit Police after being arrested * No Malice (formerly Malice, born 1972), stage name of Gene Thornton, half of the hip-hop duo Clipse * Charly Malice, a ring name of Charly Manson (born 1975), a Mexican professional wrestler * Jerry Tuite (1966–2003), American professional wrestler also known by the ring name Malice Fictional characters * Malice (character), the name of four different Marvel Comics villains * Malice Vundabar The Female Furies are a group of women warriors and supervillains appearing in comics published by DC Comics. All of them are ...
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