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Sophia Jex-Blake, English physician and feminist (died 1912)

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Sophia Jex-Blake

British physician and suffragist (1840–1912)

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 Edinburgh in 1869. She was the first practising female doctor in Scotland, and…
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January 21

Day of the year

January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 344 days remain until the end of the year.
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