Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett, a novel in the Discworld series, tells the story of a young girl, Esk Smith, gifted in magic, fighting obstacles to being trained in all-male Unseen University.
Attended by witch/midwife Granny Weatherwax, Eskarina (Esk) Smith is born and quickly assigned a dying wizard's magical staff (assuming that she is male). In Esk's eighth year, magic begins to bud and Granny becomes her mentor in magic and escort and advocate in traveling to Ankh-Morpork and Unseen University for formal training. During most of their travels, the two are separated with Granny frantic to find her protégé, who leaves a trail of mostly unconscious magic behind her. Esk and Granny are reunited after Esk meets a senior wizard and his protégé and is assured that females may not be wizards or study at Unseen.....
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