Women and the Neurological Society, 1897-1907.

IF 0.5 3区哲学 Q3 HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

Journal of the History of the Neurosciences Pub Date : 2026-04-17 DOI:10.1080/0964704X.2026.2649893

Melissa Maguire, Andrew J Larner

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Abstract

The Neurological Society of London, later the Neurological Society of the United Kingdom, was the first society dedicated to the discipline of neurology to be founded in the United Kingdom. During its period of existence, 1885/1886 to 1907, membership was exclusively male. However, examination of the Society's extant records shows that four women scientists and doctors had interactions with the society: Laura Forster, Rachel Alcock, Mary Darby Sturge, and Helen Stewart. These interactions, examined here, show evidence of the obstructions professional women faced when attempting to enter the male enclave of medical societies, despite the notional inclusivity of the Society's rules and enlightened attitudes evinced by some Society members.

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妇女与神经学会，1897-1907。

伦敦神经学学会，即后来的英国神经学学会，是英国成立的第一个致力于神经学学科的学会。在1885/1886至1907年期间，会员全部为男性。然而，对该协会现存记录的研究显示，有四位女科学家和女医生与该协会有过互动：劳拉·福斯特、雷切尔·阿尔科克、玛丽·达比·斯特奇和海伦·斯图尔特。本文对这些相互作用进行了研究，结果表明，尽管协会的规则在名义上具有包容性，一些协会成员表现出开明的态度，但职业妇女在试图进入医学协会的男性领地时仍面临障碍。

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Journal of the History of the Neurosciences 社会科学-科学史与科学哲学

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1.00

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>12 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of the History of the Neurosciences is the leading communication platform dealing with the historical roots of the basic and applied neurosciences. Its domains cover historical perspectives and developments, including biographical studies, disorders, institutions, documents, and instrumentation in neurology, neurosurgery, neuropsychiatry, neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, neurochemistry, neuropsychology, and the behavioral neurosciences. The history of ideas, changes in society and medicine, and the connections with other disciplines (e.g., the arts, philosophy, psychology) are welcome. In addition to original, full-length papers, the journal welcomes informative short communications, letters to the editors, book reviews, and contributions to its NeuroWords and Neurognostics columns. All manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by an Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, full- and short-length papers are subject to peer review (double blind, if requested) by at least 2 anonymous referees.