Female Medical Society

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1862: The Female Medical Society was founded....

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1862

The Female Medical Society was founded.
Donnison, Jean. Midwives and Medical Men: A History of Inter-Professional Rivalries and Women’s Rights. Schocken Books, 1977.
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Towler, Jean. Midwives in History and Society. Croom Helm, 1986.
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Autumn 1864: The Female Medical College was opened in...

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Autumn 1864

The Female Medical College was opened in London by the Female Medical Society to train midwives.
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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Donnison, Jean. Midwives and Medical Men: A History of Inter-Professional Rivalries and Women’s Rights. Schocken Books, 1977.
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Trager, James. The Women’s Chronology: A Year-by-Year Record, from Prehistory to the Present. Henry Holt, 1994.
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26 May 1870: Responding to fierce public debate, the Female...

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26 May 1870

Responding to fierce public debate, the Female Medical Society announced in The Times that all medical degrees and licences to practise medicine should be open to candidates without distinction of sex.
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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1873: The Female Medical Society suggested that...

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1873

The Female Medical Society suggested that qualified women be allowed onto the Medical Register as Licentiates in Midwifery.
Moscucci, Ornella. The Science of Woman: Gynaecology and Gender in England, 1800-1929. Cambridge University Press, 1990.
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