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Sophia Jex-Blake

Sophia Jex-Blake

Physician and teacher
Sophia Louisa Jex-Blake was an English physician, teacher, and feminist. She led the campaign to secure women access to a university education, when six other women and she, collectively known as the Edinburgh Seven, began studying medicine at the... Wikipedia
Born: January 21, 1840, Hastings, United Kingdom
Died: January 7, 1912 (age 71 years), Rotherfield, United Kingdom
Known for: campaigning for women's medical education; member of the Edinburgh Seven