Maggie Fergusson

Doctor who?

Michael du Preez tells the curious story of the dedicated British army surgeon who had to conceal her gender for over 50 years in order to pursue her vocation

  • Dr James Barry: A Woman Ahead of Her Time

    Michael du Preez and Jeremy Dornfield

    Oneworld, pp. 496

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