Episode 1 of 5
Initial Application Rejection
- When
- March 1869
- Where
- University of Edinburgh
Sophia Jex-Blake applied to study medicine in March 1869. The University Court rejected her application, stating it could not make arrangements for a single lady.
The Medical Faculty and Senatus Academicus voted in favor of allowing Jex-Blake to study medicine. However, the University Court rejected her application on the grounds that the university could not make the necessary arrangements 'in the interest of one lady'.
Sources
- Edinburgh Seven Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-10
- Sophia Jex-Blake Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-29
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