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Women Physicians and Their Careers

Athens—1900–1950: A Contribution to Understanding Women’s History

Bibliographic Data

ID13082047
AuthorsEugenia Bournova (0000-0002-5146-8522, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens), Myrto Dimitropoulou (0000-0002-7138-0026, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume7
Issue1
Pages7-7
Publication date2023-01-12
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGenealogy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2313-5778 • E-ISSN: 2313-5778
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/genealogy7010007
OpenAlexW4315702467
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited7

This article combines history of the family with women’s and gender history and the history of women’s education; it is based on an extensive range of archives and aims at highlighting the attitude of society and families towards women who wanted to attend University studies in the beginning of the 20th century. The matter of women’s university education is directly related to the emergence of the feminist movement in Greece. The strong preference of female university students for the exact sciences at that time was justified by contemporary scholars as a choice reflecting women’s nature. This article highlights the role played by family and social class background. To this effect, the life course of three ‘heroines’ is followed from their initial desire to undertake further studies to their participation in the social and cultural life of the capital of Greece, as a contribution to current literature on gender studies. Despite the limited number of cases discussed, we strongly believe that these women’s upbringing enhances our understanding of women’s scientific pursuits and their place in Athenian elite families

Elite · Feminism · Life history · Oral history · Political science · Preference · Social history (medicine · Social science · Sociology · Women's history · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · Law · Medicine

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Unique citing works2
Citations per year0.67
Citation span2023 - 2025 (3)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 2

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