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Detail of 15th Century Book of Hours

Detail of 15th Century Book of Hours

Andreae Vesalii invictissimi Caroli V Imperatoris Medici Opera omnia anatomica & chirurgica, 1725

Andreae Vesalii invictissimi Caroli V Imperatoris Medici Opera omnia anatomica & chirurgica, 1725

Playfair Building ground floor plans 1908

Playfair Building ground floor plans 1908

John Griffith Roberts certificate signed by Charles Bell 1872

John Griffith Roberts certificate signed by Charles Bell 1872

1905 Illuminated congratulatory manuscript presented by the Edinburgh Obstetrical Society

1905 Illuminated congratulatory manuscript presented by the Edinburgh Obstetrical Society

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Friday, March 06, 2015

International Women's Day: Remembering Mabel Purefory Fitzgerald

Tags: Elsie Inglis, Extramural Teaching, Mabel Purefoy FitzGerald, Physiology, School of Medicine of the Royal Colleges of Edinburgh, Women in Medicine, Women in Science

International Women's Day: Remembering Mabel Purefory Fitzgerald

In recent years there has been a significant effort to recover the stories of women in science and medicine, both those who were never recognised in their time and those who were, but have been largely forgotten.…

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