Why are there gendered words for some professions like actor and actress but not e.g. doctor and doctress?

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Why are there gendered words for some professions like actor and actress but not e.g. doctor and doctress?

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To be fair, when doctorates were made women weren’t allowed to get them. So there were no recognized female doctors.

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