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DU PREEZ, Hercules Michael. Dr James Barry: The early years revealed. SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j. [online]. 2008, vol.98, n.1, pp.52-58. ISSN 2078-5135.

The extraordinary story of Dr James Barry still excites interest and controversy over one hundred and forty years after her death.^1-5 Dr Barry's army career has been well documented,⁶ but her early life has remained obscure and subject to speculation.^7-9 This study advances some ideas previously presented,^10-12 and from a substantial collection of contemporary manuscripts¹³ reconstructs an important part of Dr Barry's early life.

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