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1、Itwasasimpleletterasking　　ItwasasimpleletteraskingforaplacetostudyatScotland’soldestuniversitywhichhelpedstartarevolutioninhighereducation.A140-year-oldletterwrittenbyaladycallingforhertobeallowedtostudymedicineatStAndrewsUniversityhasbeendiscoveredbyrese

2、archers.WrittenbySophiaJex-Blakein1873,theseven-pagedocument,whichurgedtheuniversitytoallowwomentostudymedicineattheinstitution,wasreleasedyesterdayonInternationalWomen’sDay.　　Thedocumentwasdiscoveredburiedintheuniversityarchives(档案)bypart-timehistorystud

3、entLisSmith,whoiscompletingherPhDatStAndrewsInstituteofScottishHistoricalResearch.Shesaid:“WeknewthatSophiaJex-Blakeandhersupporters,intheirefforttoopenupuniversitymedicaleducationforwomen,hadwrittentotheSenatusAcademicus(校评议委员会)atStAndrewsinanattempttoga

4、inpermissiontoattendclassesthere,butwedidn’tknowdocumentaryevidenceexisted.Whilesearchingthearchivesforinformationabouttheuniversity’shighercertificateforwomen,IwasastonishedtocomeacrosswhatmustbetheveryletterJex-Blakewrote.”　　Intheletter,Sophiaandhersupp

5、ortersofferedtohireteachersorbuildsuitablebuildingsforamedicalschoolandtoarrangeforlecturestobedeliveredinthesubjectsnotalreadycoveredatStAndrews.Althoughherletterwasnotsuccessful,iteventuallyledtotheestablishmentoftheLadiesLiterateinArtsatStAndrews,adist

6、ance-learningdegreeforwomen.Thequalification,whichranfrom1877untilthe1930s,gavewomenaccesstouniversityeducationinthedaysbeforetheywereadmittedasstudents.ItwassopopularthatitsurvivedlongafterwomenwereadmittedasfullstudentstoStAndrewsin1892.　　MsJex-Blakewen

7、tontohelpestablishtheLondonSchoolofMedicineforWomenin1874.ShewasacceptedbytheUniversityofBerne,whereshewasawardedamedicaldegreeinJanuary1877.Eventually,shemovedbacktoEdinburghandopenedherownpractice.　　59.SophiawrotealettertoStAndrewsUniversitybecauseshewa

8、nted_______.　　A.tocarryoutaresearchprojectthere　　B.tosetupamedicalinstitutethere　　C.tostudymedicinethere　　D.todeliverlecturesthere　　60.LisSmithfoundSophia’slettertoStAndrewsUniversity_______.　　A.bypurechance　　B.inth