Difference between revisions of "Sophia Jex-Blake"
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==Description== | ==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. | + | 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. Jex-Blake's practice in Edinburgh became Bruntsfield Hospital, which remained open until 1989. Partner was [[Margaret Todd]]. |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Latest revision as of 19:59, 5 October 2020
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. Jex-Blake's practice in Edinburgh became Bruntsfield Hospital, which remained open until 1989. Partner was Margaret Todd.
