インドに対する英国人女性の使命と女性医師の正当化,1875-77年
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In Britain, a new profession called "women doctors" appeared and gradually achieved stability in the society during the Victorian period. From introduction of the Medical Act in 1858 to the turning point in the history of British women doctors in 1877, there were only two exceptional pioneer women doctors in Britain. This article describes the turning point of the public opinion in Britain over women doctors in the mid-1870s, which resulted in opening a path for female medical students. Imperial pride was the key to this success. By then, British women's imperial mission had become a well-pervaded idea. The necessity of women doctors in India had been so loudly alleged that it could no longer be neglected. In other words, images of Indian women, effectively created in the British mind, played crucial roles for the establishment of the profession of women doctors in Britain.