Mary & Elizabeth in Paris

1868

Mary Putnam was the first woman student accepted at the École de Médecine of the University of Paris. For two years she attend clinics, lectures and laboratory sessions. Elizabeth Garret Anderson attempted to enter the Sorbonne, but was rejected due to residency restrictions. Even with the support of the British Ambassador and the Empresses, Elizabeth couldn’t gain entry to the Sorbonne for another year [TCOTP, 73].

1869

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson starts her classes in February. She passes her first exam in March, then many more follow,

1870

June, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson get’s her degree in Paris. Her thesis is on Migraines.

IN ZURICH: Frances Morgan get’s her degree in Zurich [LITL, 170]. READ MORE HERE

1871

Mary Putnam graduates in July receiving a bronze medal for her thesis. She wrote several articles on medical developments and on French and American politics.

FIND THIS: August 1871 she published an account of the new French political leadership in Scribner’s Monthly

FIND THIS: FOUND IT: Some of her letters describe wartime life in Paris published in the American Historical Review in 1917. ACCESS REQUIRED