The Edinburgh School of Medicine for Women was founded by Sophia Jex-Blake in Edinburgh, Scotland, in October 1886, with support from the National Association for Promoting the Medical Education of Wo
Plaque commemorating Sophia Louisa Jex-Blake's Medical School in Teviot Place, Edinburgh
Sophia Jex-Blake
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Sophia Louisa Jex-Blake was an English physician, teacher, and feminist. She led the campaign to secure women access to a university education, when she began studying medicine at the University of Ed
Edinburgh School of Medicine for Women
…The Edinburgh School of Medicine for Women was founded by Sophia Jex-Blake in Edinburgh, Scotland, in October 1886, with support from the National Association for Promoting the Medical Education of Women. Sophia Jex-Blake was…
Portrait by Samuel Laurence 1865
A plaque commemorating the birthplace of Sophia Jex-Blake
Jex-Blake's application for matriculation, submitted to the University of Edinburgh, is held in their archives.
Bruntsfield Hospital, converted to private flats, 2010