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阅读理解精讲精炼1574.ItwasasimpleletteraskingforaplacetostudyatScotland"soldestuniversitywhichhelpedstartarevolutioninhighereducation.A140-year-oldletterwrittenbyaladycallingforhertobeallowedtostudymedicineatStAndrewsUniversityhasbeendiscoveredbyresearchers.WrittenbySophiaJex-Blakein1873,theseven-pagedocument,whichurgedtheuniversitytoallowwomentostudymedicineattheinstitution,wasreleasedyesterdayonInternationalWomen"sDay.Thedocumentwasdiscoveredburiedintheuniversityarchives（档案）bypart-timehistorystudentLisSmith,whoiscompletingherPhDatStAndrewsInstituteofScottishHistoricalResearch・Shesaid:“WeknewthatSophiaJex-Blakeandhersupporters,intheirefforttoopenupuniversitymedicaleducationforwomen,hadwrittentotheSenatesAcademicus（校评议委员会）alStAndrewsinanattempttogainpermissiontoattendclassesthere,butwedidn"tknowdocumentaryevidenceexisted.Whilesearchingthearchivesforinformationabouttheuniversity^highercertificateforwomen,IwasastonishedtocomeacrosswhatmustbetheveryletterJex・Blakewrote.”Intheletter,SophiaandhersupportersofferedtohireteachersorbuildsuitablebuildingsforamedicalschoolandtoarrangeforlecturestobedeliveredinthesubjectsnotalreadycoveredatStAndrews.Althoughherletterwasnotsuccessful,iteventuallyledtotheestablishmentoftheLadiesLiterateinArtsatStAndrews,adistance-learningdegreeforwomen.Thequalification,whichranfrom1877untilthe1930s,gavewomenaccesstouniversityeducationinthedaysbeforetheywereadmittedasstudents.ItwassopopularthatitsurvivedlongafterwomenwereadmittedasfullstudentstoStAndrewsin1892.MsJex-BlakewentontohelpestablishtheLondonSchoolofMedicineforWomenin1874.ShewasacceptedbytheUniversityofBerne,whereshewasawardedamedicaldegreeinJanuary1877.Eventually,shemovedbacktoEdinburghandopenedherownpractice・59・SophiawrotealettertoStAndrewsUniversitybecauseshewanted・A.tocarryoutaresearchprojectthereB・（osetupamedicalinstitutethereC.tostudymedicinethereD・todeliverlecturesthere60・LisSmithfoundSophia"slettertoStAndrewsUniversity・A.bypurechanceB・intheschoolofficeC.withhersupporters1helpD・whilereadinghistorybooks61•Sophia"sletterresultedintheestablishmentof・A