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First Woman Doctor's Path Was Thorny
Logan Clendening reviews Elizabeth Garrett Anderson by L. G. Anderson, detailing the Englishwoman's brave fight against prejudice to become a physician. It recounts her early rejections at Edinburgh, barred exams, and relentless advocacy until barriers were overturned in 1892, highlighting ongoing battles against bias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Hertzler
Loomis
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
L. G., Anderson
Elizabeth Garrett
Elizabeth Anderson
University of Edinburgh Medical School
Emily
Man
Girton
England
Magnull
University of Edinburgh
Society of Apothecaries
British Medical Association