Trailblazers: Women in Science and Medicine in the Archives

Tags: Women in Medicine

Trailblazers: Women in Science and Medicine in the Archives

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. We would like to highlight two women, Mabel Purefoy Fitzgerald and Ines Pfister, both active in science and medicine in 1920s Edinburgh.…

The Triple Qualification Schedule of Elsie Inglis

Tags: Elsie Inglis, First World War, RCSEd Institutional Archive, Scottish Women's Hospitals, Sophia Jex-Blake, TQ, Women in Medicine

The Triple Qualification Schedule of Elsie Inglis

To coincide with a talk by Iain Macintyre on 5th August at Edinburgh’s Central Library on surgical pioneer Elsie Inglis (as part of the public engagement programme on women and warfare run by our colleagues at the Museum) this week’s Archive blog offers a snapshot into Inglis’ path to medical and surgical qualification through the Scottish Triple Qualification (TQ).…