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Against all odds: the story of Aleen Cust
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.k4096
Subject(s) - odds , history , veterinary medicine , classics , medicine , logistic regression
In 1895 all veterinary surgeons were men. Aleen Cust broke the mould. After completing her veterinary studies in Edinburgh, she was denied a diploma, but worked as a vet in Ireland. Now, 150 years after her birth, historian Bruce Vivash Jones looks at her remarkable story.