The story of Eleanor Bramwell , a pioneering female doctor in the late nineteenth century, and the struggles she has with her friends, her colleagues and society. Determined to take the medical profession out of the dark ages, her strongly held opinions often draw her into conflict with the chief surgeon, a man keener on tradition than he is on progress.

1895 年，人们不期望女性从事医学工作，甚至不了解医学。妇女被期望担任家庭主妇、母亲、教师和护士。一位女士决心改变这种状况。埃莉诺布拉姆威尔在赫伯特汉密尔顿爵士的监督下工作。她不开心。在他愚蠢地失去了一位非常健康的年轻母亲后，埃莉诺决定是时候在医学上留下自己的印记了……