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[[File:sophiajexblake.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Sophia Jex-Blake]]

==Country==

Great Britain

==Birth - Death==

1840 - 1912

==Occupation==

Medicine

==Description==

Physician and feminist.  First practising female doctor in Scotland.  Campaigner for medical education for women.  Helped establish the London School of Medicine for Women and The Edinburgh School of Medicine for Women.  Partner was [[Margaret Todd]]. 

==Further Reading/Research==

* http://www.ed.ac.uk/alumni/services/notable-alumni/alumni-in-history/sophia-jex-blake
* http://www.encyclopedia.com/people/medicine/medicine-biographies/sophia-jex-blake