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Prior to the eighteenth century, the answer to the question, ‘Who was allowed to practise medicine?’ was relatively simple: just about...

In 1912, it was against the law in the United States to publish a book that contained descriptions of birth control methods. It was...

As we have seen, the nineteenth century boasts a rich roster of medical women, any one of whom is the stuff of heroes: the trailblazing...

She had founded first England’s and then Scotland’s first medical school for women, and been instrumental in the passing of the Medical...