The Edinburgh Seven: The Story of the First Women to Study Medicine Jones Janey
The Edinburgh Seven: The Story of the First Women to Study Medicine Jones Janey Women have healed since the beginning of time, but accessing a formal degree in medicine was impossible for them in…
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The Edinburgh Seven: The Story of the First Women to Study Medicine Jones Janey
Women have healed since the beginning of time, but accessing a formal degree in medicine was impossible for them in Britain until the late 19th century. They would eventually be known around the world as The Edinburgh Seven. In 1869, a group of women began arriving in Edinburgh to study at the medical faculty, led by the indomitable Sophia Jex Blake.
The medical women would soon discover that they were welcome as hobbyists but not as competitors with male students. They were delighted to become students of medicine and as Sophia said, they simply wanted 'a fair field and no favour'.But some of the traditional professors at the university did not approve of women becoming practicing doctors. There were legal wrangles, court cases, personal attacks and even a full blown riot - all because some male medics wanted rid of the women.
And the women did leave Edinburgh - without
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