The Metropolitan Practitioner

Moulds, Alison

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“…In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, this took place primarily through written communication, and periodicals were an especially key part of medical professionals' lives (Bynum et al 1992;Peterson 1994;Csiszar 2018;Dawson et al 2020;Moulds 2021;Frampton and Wallis 2021). However, the periodical writing of female doctors is crucially missing from studies of this period.…”

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A Place to Meet: Community and Companionship in the Magazine of the London School of Medicine for Women, 1895–1905

Chapman

2024

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At the turn of the twentieth century, British women were able to qualify as medical doctors and enter professional practice for the first time. However, they often remained excluded from the specialist journals which were crucial for knowledge exchange during this period. As a result, they formed several of their own periodicals, including the Magazine of the London School of Medicine for Women (1895–1947), which this paper discusses. Significantly, the Magazine not only provided female doctors with the opportunity for intellectual communication, but social interaction too. This paper will explore how the periodical regularly published community-building content, which emphasised friendship as a key component of female doctors’ relationships. The Magazine encouraged the sharing of humour, stories, and intimate news which both articulated and generated companionship amongst subscribers. Through this content, the Magazine wove professional connections into personal bonds, telling a story of medical sisterhood and offering a welcoming textual meeting place to a disparate network of female doctors.

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A Place to Meet: Community and Companionship in the Magazine of the London School of Medicine for Women, 1895–1905

Chapman

2024

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The Metropolitan Practitioner

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A Place to Meet: Community and Companionship in the Magazine of the London School of Medicine for Women, 1895–1905

A Place to Meet: Community and Companionship in the Magazine of the London School of Medicine for Women, 1895–1905

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