In 1869, women were effectively shut out of British medical education. Edith Pechey was one of seven women who decided that wasn't good enough.
Edith answered a call from Sophia Jex-Blake for women willing to fight for the right to study medicine at the University of Edinburgh. Together they became known as the Edinburgh Seven - the first female undergraduate medical students in Britain.
The resistance they faced was extraordinary. They were jeered, obstructed and denied opportunities. Edith earned top marks in chemistry, yet the prize and recognition were withheld because she was a woman.
At the infamous Surgeons' Hall Riot, opponents even released a sheep in an attempt to disrupt proceedings.
Edinburgh ultimately denied the women their medical degrees. Edith simply found another route.
She qualified at the University of Bern in 1877, taking her medical examinations in German, and later travelled to Bombay - now Mumbai - where she became Senior Medical Officer at the Cama Hospital for Women and Children.
The Edinburgh Seven didn't receive the straightforward medical education they had fought for, but their battle helped force open doors for the women who followed.
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