stackyFACTSIn 1870, the fragile male ego was severely threatened by the idea of women looking at medical cadavers.
In 1870, the fragile male ego was severely threatened by the idea of women looking at medical cadavers. When the "Edinburgh Seven"—the first female undergrads at a British university—tried to take their anatomy exam, hundreds of male students formed a literal mob. They threw mud, hurled trash, and shoved a live sheep into the exam hall to disrupt them. The women still passed, proving nothing motivates quite like being aggressively hated by mediocre men.
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