Punch,  59 (1870), 205.

New Edition of a Nursery Rhyme, Revised, and Adapted to the Present Time

Anon

Genre:

Song, Drollery

Subjects:

Gender, Medical Practitioners, Education, Philosophy, Politics


    Consists of a list of eminent women arranged so that the first letter of their surnames spell out the alphabet. Each surname is followed by a short description of the woman's leading characteristic. The list includes Emily Davies 'support, Educational Rights', Elizabeth Garrett 'of Medical Fame', Sophia L Jex-Blake 'follows in Miss G[arrett]'s Line', Harriet Martineau 'of Experience ripe', and Florence Nightingale 'whom to praise all men write'.



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