<p>There are several reasons why it has seemed worth while to write the life of Sophia Jex-Blake at some length.<br>1. She was one of the people who really do live. In the present day a woman is fitted into her profession almost as a man is. Sixty years ago a highly dowered girl was faced by a great venture, a great quest. The life before her was an uncharted sea. She had to find her self, to find her way, to find her work. In many respects youth...