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107 - Dr. James Barry

Author
Jeni McDonald and Will Hageman
Published
Tue 02 Mar 2021
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James Barry was a British army surgeon in the early part of the 19th century.  He performed the first recorded successful Caesarean section section in Africa by a European, pushed for health reform, and rose to the position of Inspector General.  He was also born Margaret Ann Bulkley in a time when women were not allowed to study medicine.

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