Society of Apothecaries

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In 1862 the university's Senate rejected the petition and refused to allow Garrett to matriculate. Garrett successfully passed the Society of Apothecaries ' exam in 1865, and had her name entered on the British Medical Register

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1722: Sir Hans Sloane leased land at Chelsea from...

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1722

Sir Hans Sloane leased land at Chelsea from the Society of Apothecaries and founded the scientific centre which is still functioning as the Chelsea Physic Garden .
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.

October 1865: Elizabeth Garrett obtained an apothecary's...

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October 1865

Elizabeth Garrett obtained an apothecary's licence through the Society of Apothecaries : this began her medical career, after her rejection by the Universities of London , Edinburgh , St Andrews , Oxford , and Cambridge .
Franck, Irene, and David Brownstone. Women’s World: A Timeline of Women in History. HarperCollins; HarperPerennial, 1995.
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Alic, Margaret. Hypatia’s Heritage: A History of Women in Science. Women’s Press, 1985.
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Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
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1888: The Society of Apothecaries began to admit...

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1888

The Society of Apothecaries began to admit women to its examinations.
Witz, Anne. Professions and Patriarchy. Routledge, 1992.
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