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The author discusses several portraits of women in neo- Latin texts. Fabrica corporis humani, written at the turn of the 17th century, describes women across history from the scientific point of view. The work, started by A. Spigelius and completed by D. Bucretius, does justice to women in the medical profession. In his epic poem Fata Hygeae crescentis Johannes Burg emphasizes the relation between the Greek and Roman mythologies and Christianity. The work mentions deities personifying health as well as details of human anatomy, illnesses and proposed treatment. F. Hoffmann's Clavis Pharmaceutica Schröederiana, the original inspiration for Burg's work, is given much attention here. The author talks about female roles in early modern Silesia: as mothers, activists, artists, and scientists. L. Scholtz's medical aphorisms are mentioned as evidence of a gradual change in the perception of female patients in the 17th and 18th centuries. The author shows the evolution of the role of a woman in Silesian society from a mother figure to a scientist. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]