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Career
Jacoba was known as a health specialist, and treated both men and women for medical conditions. She had a reputation for having successful outcomes of her treatments. It was reported that individuals were directed to her if their previous treatment for fever, paralyses, or other medical conditions had failed. She believed in the concept of "women's secrets"- the idea that a woman should look at other women's private parts, breast, belly etc., as a barrier to keep men from knowing about "women's business".

Jacqueline Felice did not receive training at a University, and this caused physicians to feel offended because she used techniques as licensed physicians did, such as visiting the ill, examining urine by its physical appearance, touching the body, and prescribing potions, digestions, and laxatives. Her medical practice had a policy of not charging a fee unless there was a cure following the treatment.

Trial
Jacqueline was faced to trial against the Medical Faculty of Paris solely on the reason that she practiced medicine without a medical license. During the trial, there were eight witnesses, all being her patients besides one, that testified her medical skills. In her defense, Jacobina believed that it was improper for men to palpate the beasts and abdomens of women.

At the end of the trial, Jacqueline Felice de Almania was found guilty and was threatened with excommunication if she was ever caught practicing medicine again. She was also banned from practicing medicine, although it is unknown if she continued to be a medical healer after the trial. The prosecutions case was based upon the absence of formal training at a university; but, no effort was made to test her knowledge of medicine. The decision of this trial was seen as the cause to ban women from academic study in medicine in France and from obtaining licenses until the 19th-century.