On September 28th, 1865 Elizabeth Garrett Anderson,
after trying repeatedly to get a medical degree but
getting turned down because of her sex, took the Society
of Aphothecaries examn and became the first woman physician
in England. Mrs. Anderson was the co-founder of the
first hospital staffed by women, the first Dean of a British
medical school, the first woman M.D. in France, the first
woman in Britain to be elected to a school board and, as
Mayor of Aldeburgh, the first female mayor and
magistrate in Britain
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'The New Hospital for Women', developed from the
hospital 'St Mary's Dispensary', in the 1870s. It was founded
to enable poor women to obtain medical help from qualified
female practitioners - in that era a very unusual thing. In
1866, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson was appointed General
Medical Attendant to 'St Mary's Dispensary', where she
worked for over 20 years. Later, in 1918, the hospital
was named 'Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital'
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Portrait of Millicent Fawcett
Millicent Fawcett (1847-1929). She was the sister of
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson She was born to a progressive
family who supported the education of women. Mrs Fawcett
was a suffragist. In contrast to the militant suffragettes, she
believed in using law-abiding, non-violent means to gain the
vote for women, including petitions, lobbying and spectacular
marches. Mrs Fawcett became president of the 'National Union
Women’s Suffrage Societies' which was the largest of the
suffrage societies and had some 50,000 members by 1913
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NUWSS poster
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Millicent Fawcett reading
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Henry Fawcett, was a liberal Member of Parliament
who had originally intended to marry Elizabeth before
she decided to focus on her medical career. Millicent
and the politician became close friends, and despite a
fourteen-year age gap they married in 1867
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Portrait of Mrs. Millicent Fawcett
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after trying repeatedly to get a medical degree but
getting turned down because of her sex, took the Society
of Aphothecaries examn and became the first woman physician
in England. Mrs. Anderson was the co-founder of the
first hospital staffed by women, the first Dean of a British
medical school, the first woman M.D. in France, the first
woman in Britain to be elected to a school board and, as
Mayor of Aldeburgh, the first female mayor and
magistrate in Britain
link
link
'The New Hospital for Women', developed from the
hospital 'St Mary's Dispensary', in the 1870s. It was founded
to enable poor women to obtain medical help from qualified
female practitioners - in that era a very unusual thing. In
1866, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson was appointed General
Medical Attendant to 'St Mary's Dispensary', where she
worked for over 20 years. Later, in 1918, the hospital
was named 'Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital'
link
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson reading
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John Singer Sargent (1856-1925):
'Elizabeth Garrett Anderson'
link'Elizabeth Garrett Anderson'
Portrait of Millicent Fawcett
Millicent Fawcett (1847-1929). She was the sister of
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson She was born to a progressive
family who supported the education of women. Mrs Fawcett
was a suffragist. In contrast to the militant suffragettes, she
believed in using law-abiding, non-violent means to gain the
vote for women, including petitions, lobbying and spectacular
marches. Mrs Fawcett became president of the 'National Union
Women’s Suffrage Societies' which was the largest of the
suffrage societies and had some 50,000 members by 1913
link
NUWSS poster
link
Millicent Fawcett reading
link
Henry Fawcett, was a liberal Member of Parliament
who had originally intended to marry Elizabeth before
she decided to focus on her medical career. Millicent
and the politician became close friends, and despite a
fourteen-year age gap they married in 1867
link
Portrait of Mrs. Millicent Fawcett
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