Description |
vii, 124 pages, 3 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm |
Summary |
After more than 40 years of service in the British Army as a surgeon, and attaining high rank, it was discovered that the diminutive but redoubtable Dr. James Barry was a woman ; she may have been the first woman of modern times to qualify as a doctor and practise as a surgeon, which, according to contemporary sources, she practised with remarkable intelligence and skill |
Bibliography |
Includes index and bibliography |
Subject |
Barry, James, 1795-1865.
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Male impersonators -- Colonies -- Great Britain.
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Passing (Identity)
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Women physicians -- Colonies -- Great Britain.
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Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Author |
Barry, James, 1795-1865.
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