The Secret Life of Dr. James Miranda Barry

In 1814, a woman of unknown origins graduated from Edinburgh Medical School disguised as a man. Dr. James Miranda Barry has the distinction of being the first woman doctor in the Western world. She then served in the British Military disguised as a male surgeon for forty-five years. The scandal of her elaborate deception did not surface until her death. Based on true facts, The Secret Life of Dr. James Miranda Barry takes us from The Reign of Terror in Paris to Scotland, South Africa, and England in this insightful portrait of a woman with an indomitable spirit.