title: Dr Sophia Jex-Blake and the Edinburgh School of Medicine for Women, 1886-1898.
abstract: Set in a period when women were finding new avenues for their intellectual abilities, this article gives a short account of the genesis, achievements and collapse of the first Medical School for Women in Scotland, set up by Dr Sophia Jex-Blake.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Somerville
mesh_terms: D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D010822:Physicians, Women / Q000266:history*; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration; D012606:Scotland