How a Woman Defied 18th-Century Norms to Become a Doctor?
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TIL Dorothea Erxleben was the first female medical doctor in Germany in 1700s (often listed as first in Europe) She received a special permission to study medicine from Frederick the Great. She authored a protofeminist work ”A Thorough Inquiry into the Causes Preventing the Female Sex from Studying”
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A trailblazing woman who defied 18th-century norms to practice medicine without a degree.