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Dr James Barry (1789-1865): the Edinburgh years
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The Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
|September 7, 2012
Summary
This paper explores the student years of Margaret Bulkley, who disguised herself as James Barry to earn a medical degree from the University of Edinburgh. Her 56-year deception as a male army surgeon is detailed.
Area of Science:
- Medical History
- Social History
Background:
- Dr. James Barry, a distinguished British Army surgeon (1813-1859), was revealed posthumously to be Margaret Bulkley, a woman who lived as a man for 56 years.
- Bulkley's early life and adoption of the male identity of James Barry remain largely undocumented.
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