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“An Innovation, a Revolution” the admission of women members to the Medico-Psychological Association

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Susan Floate  and
Margaret Harcourt Williams
Susan Floate
Affiliation:
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Margaret Harcourt Williams
Affiliation:
Royal College of Psychiatrists
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In 1886, the Medico-Psychological Association established its own examinations leading to a certificate of psychological medicine. Although discussions concerning the setting up of this certificate clearly indicated that it was regarded as a qualification for men, by 1888 women medical practitioners were sitting the examination and appear, without comment, in the lists of successful candidates. However, the question of the admission of lady members to the Association proved to be a much more controversial matter.

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Sketches from the History of Psychiatry
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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 15 , Issue 1 , January 1991 , pp. 28 - 30
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