Towards the end of the Middle Ages and beginning of the Renaissance, due to the emergence of print, women were able to access the alchemical knowledge from texts of the preceding centuries.
təwˈɔːɹdz ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə mˈɪdəl ˈeɪdʒᵻz ænd bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ʌvðə ɹˈɛnəsˌɑːns, dˈuː tə ðɪ ɪmˈɜːdʒəns ʌv pɹˈɪnt, wˈɪmɪn wɜːɹ ˈeɪbəl tʊ ˈæksɛs ðɪ ælkˈɛmɪkəl nˈɑːlɪdʒ fɹʌm tˈɛksts ʌvðə pɹɪsˈiːdɪŋ sˈɛntʃɚɹiz.