Dorothea Christiane Erxleben (* 13 November 1715 in Quedlinburg; "† 13 June 1762 ebenda; native Leporin) was a first attained a doctorate German lady doctor.

Life

Dorothea Leporin was the daughter of the physician Christian Polykarp Leporin and the minister daughter Anna Sophia Leporin. From child the talented girl of their father was instructed in the medicine. It informed it, carried it forward to its patients and could with the time even by it in its practice be represented. Dorothea went through the same training as their brother and as it aims at it the acquisition of an academic degree. Despite its broad medical knowledge you remained refused the entrance to the university.

When it began to practice it became from the other physicians of its hometown, because it did not have formal, training as the lady doctor, when Dilettantin verschrien. In the writing the female sex of the Studiren resisted they hold thorough investigation of the causes, those 1740 the reproaches:

"The Verachtung of the gel honouring SAMness shows up particularly in the fact that the female sex is held from studying. If something will withhold from the largest part of mankind, because it is not all humans necessary and useful, but to do it could do, earns many to the disadvantage no appreciation, since it cannot be from general use. Thus leads the exclusion of many of the gel honouring SAMness to their Verachtung. This injustice is likewise large like that, which happens to the women, who are robbed of this wonderful and precious article. "

It turned about at the same time to Friedrich the large one, which resounded to 1741 the university instructed to permit Dorothea Leporin to the graduation.

There Dorothea had married in the meantime the verwitweten deacon Johann Christian Erxleben (1697-1759), did not take it up the royal privilege for the time being not. It educated the five children of its man and had with it still four further, among them the physician and zoologist Johann Christian Erxleben (1744-1777). Beside its large family it continued to practice. 1747 took over it the practice of their deceased of father. After one of their female patients had died during the treatment, she was indicated by other physicians because of "medicinischer Pfuscherey ". Whereupon now the Dorothea, briefly after the birth of its fourth child decided to retrieve their graduation. In January 1754 it was enough to geschwinden their thesis with the title Academi paper on that and pleasant, but therefore repeatedly uncertain healing of the diseases and to 6. May of the same yearly stepped it into resounds to the graduation exam on, which put it down with large success.

After the graduation it resumed its life as before: It worried about the children, led the household and treated its female patients and patients. In Quedlinburg she remained up to their death in the year 1762 the outstanding Mrs. Pastorin.

Sequel: On 20 April 1899, thus over 100 years after Erxlebens death, women in the German Reich became for the first time officially the state examinations of the medicine, dental medicine and pharmacy certified. At the universities of Prussia became medical student inside for the first time certified in the winter semester 1908/1909.

See also: Woman study

Literature

• Gisela stick man: Dorothea Erxleben. , In: Gisela stick man, steps from the shade. Women in Saxonia-Anhalt, thing since publishing house transverse ford 1993. ISBN 3-928498-12-6
• Emmy Kraetke trunk: The lady doctor from Quedlinburg. The life of the Dorothea Christiane of Erxleben. 2003. ISBN 3861220067
• Julia of Brencken: Doctor hat and woman cap. Dorothea Erxleben - the first lady doctor. Biographic novel. Buyer, 1997. ISBN 3793603067
• EH Brinkschulte, EH Labouvie (Hrsg.): Dorothea Christian IANA Erxleben: Female gel honouring SAMness and medical Profession since that 18. Century. - Resounds (Saale): Central German publishing house 2006 ISBN 3-89812-364-2 (anthology of scientific essays)

Related links

• http://www.m-ww.de/persoenlichkeiten/erxleben.html - haven-guesses/advises with Medecine Worldwide
• http://www.meinhard.privat.t-online.de/frauen/erxleben.html - Kurzbiografie
• http://dorotheaerxleben.piranho.de/frameset/festvortrag.htm - commemorative address in Quedlinburg to 250. Anniversary of the graduation

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