{"product_id":"sophia-jex-blakes-anonymous-journalism-and-the-battle-for-female-doctors-in-nineteenth-century-britain","title":"Sophia Jex-Blake and the Battle for Women Doctors","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 200%;\"\u003eThis book provides the first account of Sophia Jex-Blake\u0026amp;s secret writings for the\u003cem\u003eScotsman\u003c\/em\u003enewspaper, anonymous contributions that shaped her 1870s campaign for women doctors in Britain. Drawing upon the author's recent discovery that Jex-Blake worked as a paid journalist for the                                                                                                     Scotsman during the campaign and later praised and cited her own pieces while allowing readers to believe they had been written by a man, it weaves these revelations into an updated narrative that centers Jex-Blake\u0026amp;s strategic use of the press to shape public opinion and steer legal debates. An important and often misunderstood historical figure, this account deepens and complicates Jex-Blake\u0026amp;s legacy by revealing her careful, strategic efforts to open the medical profession to women. Essential for anyone interested in women\u0026amp;s history, medicine, journalism, and social reform, this book reveals the way in which one woman was able use the power of the press to shape        the political and legal battle for women\u0026amp;s access to the medical profession.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46637442498770,"sku":"9783032084675","price":204.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_b4890d74-1659-43d7-965e-12953a866024.jpg?v=1763443548","url":"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/products\/sophia-jex-blakes-anonymous-journalism-and-the-battle-for-female-doctors-in-nineteenth-century-britain","provider":"Indigo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}