Sophia Jex-Blake

Japanese: ジェックス･ブレーク（英語表記）Sophia Jex‐Blake

1840‐1912
British female doctor. Born in Hastings. Studied at Queen's College, London in 1858, and served as a mathematics tutor there for several years. In 1865, she travelled to the US to study medicine, but returned to Japan after her father's death. In 1869, she completed her medical studies at an off-campus lecture course at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Edinburgh. She fought throughout her life to officially admit women to university medical schools, and to open the medical profession to women. She worked hard to open a medical school for women in London in 1874. [Kawamura Sadae]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1840‐1912
イギリスの女医。ヘースティングズの生れ。1858年にロンドンのクイーンズ･カレッジに学び，数年間そこで数学のチューターを務める。65年に渡米，医学を学ぶが，父の死で帰国。69年にエジンバラ大学医学部の学外講義で医学を修得。大学の医学部に正式に女性の入学を認めさせるために，また医業の女性への開放のために生涯闘い続ける。74年ロンドンの女子医学校開校に尽力した。【河村貞枝】

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