Sophia Jex-Blake: a woman pioneer in nineteenth-century medical reform

The opening up of the British medical profession to women was largely due to Sophia Jex-Blake. As a result of her crusade, women's rights to higher education, professional careers and financial independence were more generally accepted

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1. Verfasser: Roberts, Shirley (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London u.a. Routledge 1993
Ausgabe:1. publ
Schriftenreihe:The Wellcome Institute series in the history of medicine
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Zusammenfassung:The opening up of the British medical profession to women was largely due to Sophia Jex-Blake. As a result of her crusade, women's rights to higher education, professional careers and financial independence were more generally accepted
In this first modern biography of Sophia Jex-Blake, Shirley Roberts charts the career of this important pioneer. Her dedication to the cause of women in medicine began when she met two leading women doctors in the United States - Lucy Sewall and Elizabeth Blackwell. On returning to Great Britain, she embarked on a five-year battle with the authorities of the University of Edinburgh for the right of women to take examinations for medical degrees
Later, her campaign through the law courts and in parliament won increasing public support, and was instrumental in two key developments: the passing of legislation allowing women access to medical training, and the foundation of the London School of Medicine for Women
Beschreibung:X, 207 S. Ill.
ISBN:0415087538

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