German stamp issued in 1987 in the Women in German history series

Dorothea Christiane Erxleben née Leporin (born November 13, 1715 in Quedlinburg, died June 13, 1762 in Quedlinburg) was the first female medical doctor in Germany^[1]. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Quedlinburg (ˈkveːdlɪnbʊʁk is a Town located north of the Harz mountains in the district of Harz in the west of Saxony-Anhalt Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Year 1762 ( MDCCLXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Female (♀ is the Sex of an Organism, or a part of an organism which produces ova (egg cells A physician, medical practitioner or medical doctor who practices Medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human Health Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.

Erxleben was instructed in medicine by her father from an early age^[2]. The father is defined as the Male Parent of an offspring The Adjective "paternal" refers to father parallel to "maternal" for The Italian scientist Laura Bassi's university professorship inspired Erxleben to fight for her right to practise medicine, and in 1742 she published a tract arguing that women should be allowed to attend university^[3]. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest A scientist, in the broadest sense refers to any person that engages in a systematic activity to acquire Knowledge or an individual that engages in such practices Laura Maria Caterina Bassi was an Italian scientist the first woman to officially teach at a college in Europe A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects The meaning of the word professor ( Latin: professor, person who professes to be an expert in some art or science teacher of highest rank) varies Medicine is the art and science of healing It encompasses a range of Health care practices evolved to maintain and restore Human Health by the A tract is a literary work, and in current usage usually Religious in nature After being admitted to study by a dispensation of Frederick the Great^[4], Erxleben received her M.D. from the University of Halle in 1754^[5]. In the Canon Law of the Roman Catholic Church, a dispensation is the suspension by competent authority of general rules of law in particular cases Frederick II (Friedrich II January 24 1712 August 17 1786) was a King of Prussia (1740&ndash1786 from the Doctor of Medicine ( MD or MD, from the Latin Medicinæ Doctor meaning "Teacher of Medicine" is a doctoral The Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg (Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg also referred to as MLU, is a public University in the cities of She went on to analyse the obstacles preventing women from studying, among them housekeeping and family^[6]. Family denotes a group of People affiliated by consanguinity affinity or co-residence

References

1. ^ Schiebinger, L. (1990): "The Anatomy of Difference: Race and Sex in Eighteenth-Century Science" p. 399, Eighteenth Century Studies 23(3) pp. 387-405
2. ^ Sutherland, M. (1985): Women Who Teach in Universities (Trentham Books) p. 118
3. ^ Offen, K. (2000): European Feminisms, 1700-1950: A Political History (Stanford University Press) p. 43
4. ^ Sutherland, M. (1985): Women Who Teach in Universities (Trentham Books) p. 118
5. ^ Offen, K. (2000): European Feminisms, 1700-1950: A Political History (Stanford University Press) p. 43
6. ^ Sutherland, M. (1985): Women Who Teach in Universities (Trentham Books) p. 118

External links

• Works by or about Dorothea Erxleben in libraries (WorldCat catalog)