Sophia Jex-Blake: copy book of letters and other documents

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Copy book kept by Sophia Jex-Blake with copies of her letters, reviews and other writings for the years c.1883-1888. It has been written in starting at both ends. It includes drafts of her work on on the care of infants (published in 1884), ff 1-192v; "Things that Women Ought to Know ", ff 193-253; notes on and review of Theodore Stanton <i>The Woman Question in Europe</i>  (ff. ff 495v-471v ). There are drafts or copies of letters to editors of assorted periodicals on a variety of subjects, medical and non-medical, including "Medical Education for Women", "Maternity Hospitals" and "First Places for Young Girls"; materials relating to medical education for women, especially the Edinburgh Medical School or Women, and to the Hospital for Women and Children. A number of matters of personal administration, some of them dealt with by Margaret Todd, are also contained in this volume.

Sophia Jex-Blake: copy book of letters and other documents

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