Princess Anne gives the royal seal of approval to a 150-year-old fight for women's equality in education
13th September 2019
As Chancellor of Edinburgh University,
the Princess Royal had a very special role September 11 as she
celebrated the legacy of seven incredible women who fought against
prejudice when they were prevented from graduating as doctors 150
years ago. Known as the ‘Edinburgh Seven,’ Sophia Jex-Blake, Isabel
Thorne, Edith Pechey, Matilda Chaplin, Helen Evans, Mary Anderson
Marshall and…

