▁Mason ▁Science ▁College , ▁the ▁for er un ner ▁of ▁B irmingham ▁University , ▁when ▁it ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁four ▁women ▁students . ▁She ▁left ▁to ▁study ▁medicine ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁at ▁London ▁University , ▁which ▁had ▁opened ▁to ▁women ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 . ▁She ▁qualified ▁as ▁a ▁doctor ▁at ▁the ▁London ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine ▁for ▁Women ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁ ▁St ur ge ▁returned ▁to ▁B irmingham ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁general ▁practice . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁she ▁began ▁work ▁in ▁an a est het ics ▁at ▁the ▁B irmingham ▁and ▁Mid land ▁Hospital ▁for ▁Women . ▁Est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁the ▁hospital ▁was ▁unusual ▁in ▁that ▁constitution ally ▁ 5 0 ▁per ▁cent ▁its ▁committee ▁of ▁management ▁was ▁female . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁St ur ge ▁became ▁acting ▁honor ary ▁sur geon ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁and ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁hospital ▁until ▁ret iring ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁St ur ge ▁published ▁with ▁Sir ▁Victor ▁H ors ley ▁and ▁Sir ▁Arthur ▁New sh ol me ▁Al co hol ▁and ▁the ▁Human ▁Body . ▁The ▁book ▁became ▁a ▁popular ▁reference ▁book ▁on ▁alco hol ism , ▁s elling ▁ 8 5 , 0 0 0 ▁copies ▁in ▁Britain ▁and