Let's imagine a parent who harbours a terrible fear of being stupid; somewhere in their own past, they were belittled and made to feel hugely inadequate.
In the Middle Ages, women were generally belittled and devalued, but through the poetry of courtly love, they were elevated in a way that their culture did not support before.
Amy helped improve medical teams to make nurses more comfortable bringing up suggestions to the doctors for patient treatment without the fear of being scolded or demeaned.