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In the early 1800s, she pretended to be a man, James Barry, in order to train as a doctor. She became one of the best doctors in the British Empire - carrying out one of the first successful caesarian sections - both mother and child survived.
Her gender was only discovered when her body was laid out for burial. The news prompted a scandal and her medical achievements were forgotten as a result.
Read Breege's Irish Independent article
The Curious Ear is produced by Ronan Kelly curiousear@rte.ie
An Irish short documentary series from RTE Ireland
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In the early 1800s, she pretended to be a man, James Barry, in order to train as a doctor. She became one of the best doctors in the British Empire - carrying out one of the first successful caesarian sections - both mother and child survived.
Her gender was only discovered when her body was laid out for burial. The news prompted a scandal and her medical achievements were forgotten as a result.
Read Breege's Irish Independent article
The Curious Ear is produced by Ronan Kelly curiousear@rte.ie
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