Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine and the School of Social and Political Science present Beyond the Edinburgh Seven, a one-day symposium running 9am – 5pm at the National Museum of Scotland.
In October 1869, a group of determined and pioneering women entered the University of Edinburgh as medical students. Known as the ‘Edinburgh Seven’ – though about 40 women took classes before they were shut out of the University in 1872 – their cause resonates through history. Despite the setback in 1872, Edinburgh has been a thriving centre for women’s medical education since 1886, with two women’s medical colleges through most of the 1890s and many distinguished graduates.
Free places can be reserved here: https://beyondedinburgh7.eventbrite.com
We would also like to invite staff to a private drinks reception that evening from 5:30pm - 7:30pm at Dovecot Studios on Infirmary Street to celebrate the Edinburgh Seven. There will be music and entertainment as well as a chance to find out about the university's gender and sexualities studies programme, the Dangerous Women Project and more. Free tickets can be reserved here: https://edinburgh7reception.eventbrite.com