Open AccessÉrettségiző orvos- és gyógyszerész-jelölt lányok iskolai eredményei. Az Egri Angolkisasszonyok Leánygimnáziumának pályaválasztói (1930-1940)
Author(s) -
Barbara Papp
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
kaleidoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2062-2597
DOI - 10.17107/kh.2021.23.108-118
Subject(s) - graduation (instrument) , pharmacy , medical education , resistance (ecology) , medical school , psychology , medicine , political science , family medicine , engineering , mechanical engineering , ecology , biology
Higher education for women did not enjoy societal support in the Horthy era. There was great resistance, especially towards the women’s medical and pharmaceutical training. The aim of the present study is to analyse the high school educational performance of girls determined for careers in medicine and pharmacy. Did social pressure instigate these young people to work harder for better outcomes? The present data sampling concerned the students’ end-of-year grades in the 8th year and the graduation grades of the English Ladies' High School for Girls in Eger/Hungary between 1930 and 1940. Our results did not prove that those opting for health care careers performed significantly better than their fellow students opting for other careers. Future medical doctors and pharmacists were not the best high school graduates and they were definitely not motivated to achieve excellent results always and in all subjects.