Dr. James Miranda Barry: Erased from history? Part 1

In the 1800s, this brilliant medical surgeon of the British Army traveled the empire from South Africa to Canada, setting standards of care still used today. He even performed one of the first C-sections -- and both baby and mother survived! So after his death, why did the British Army seal his records for 100 years? Sources: Book: The Secret Life of Dr. James Barry by Rachel Holmes Online article: How History Keeps Ignoring James Barry/History.com by Brynn Holland Online article: The Extraordinary Secret Life of Dr. James Barry/History.com Online article: Hektoen International: A Surgeon and a Gentleman: The Life of James Barry, by Mariel Tishma Victorian Web Book Review by Joan Grant Children’s book: Were I Not a Girl, by Lisa Robinson and Lauren Simkin Berke