Sir Robert Christison

Her admission was strongly opposed by many faculty members on the basis of gender, but most fervently by Sir Robert Christison . Jex-Blake had some supporters within the faculty as well, including Professor David Masson

James Stansfeld had long been in correspondence with SJB , and reflected on the success of the women's movement in Edinburgh: Dr. Sophia Jex-Blake has made that greatest of all contributions to the end...

She explained that the rioters were led by Dr Christison 's class assistant, a Mr Craig. This testimony sparked a libel lawsuit, initiated by Craig. Contemporary accounts describe the case as heavily prejudiced, as...