Fascinating Women Who Posed as Men to Do a ‘Man’s Job’

Margaret Anne Bulkley

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According to studies of her life, it is believed that Bulkley took on the role of a man in order to work in medicine – something she could not do in the 19th century if she remained a woman. She identified as Dr. James Barry, an Irish surgeon for the British Army and was known for improving the condition of wounded soldiers and having a gentle bedside manner.

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