The Edinburgh Seven
Follow us on Instagram: @bitchstory.pod Email us at “heybitches@bitchstory.net” The latest episode is here: The Edinburgh Seven On November 18, 1870, a group of young women in Edinburgh, Scotland were pelted with garbage, mud, insults, and threats as they tried to enter a University building to take a test. Their crimes? They were women, attempting to attend medical school. They were called, among other things, whores. Because why else would women want to become doctors than to fulfill some "base desires"? Did anyone question the men in this regard? Of course not. A man becoming a doctor is a high calling. And why would anyone, let alone vulnerable women, want to see a doctor that was anything other than a big, strong man? Absurd, isn't it? And yet, that's exactly what happened. This group of women became known as "The Edinburgh Seven". There were more than 7, those were just the ones who were the most vocal and "brazen". Some of the 7 gra...