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When Margaret’s uncle James Barry died, he left her
some money. “It’s enough money to study to be a
doctor!” said General Miranda.
“But I can’t become a doctor,” said Margaret.
“A boy can become a doctor,” said General Miranda.
“And you can dress like a boy.”
Margaret was brave and she fought for what she
believed in. She really wanted to be a doctor.
So she cut off her hair. She practiced speaking in a
deep voice. She put on boy’s clothes.
From then onwards, no one knew that Margaret was
a girl. She became James Barry, just like her uncle.
