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Theme: Gender roles and their influence on work, social structure, family structure, and interest group formation Franziska Tiburtius was a German woman who graduated from University of Zurich in 1876. Having to take care of her brother who suffered from contracted typhus, she decided to become a doctor, instead of her current accepted position as a governess and house teacher. Tiburtius withstood the comments and snickering of the male students at her university. Despite her determined attempts to avoid discrimination, she faced the disallowance of not taking the medical exams and thus could only work as an unregulated doctor. Tiburtius carried on with her determination though and fought with bureaucrats, finally gaining the title, “Franziska Tiburtius, M.D. University of Zurich.” She and a friend, Emile Lehmus, opened up a clinic, in which many patients were treated. Tiburtius’s accomplishments as a doctor stemmed from her successful graduation in 1876, and were only made possible because of her talents and persistent perseverance. "Chronik." __Lohme auf Rgen - der Insidertip__. 13 Apr. 2009 . McKay, John P. __A History of Western society__. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2003.
 * Franziska Tiburtius- 1876**