Anderson, Elizabeth Garrett (1836–1917), physician, was born on 9 June 1836 at 1 Commercial Road, Whitechapel, London, the second of the nine children of Newson Garrett (1812–1893), grain merchant and maltster of Aldeburgh, Suffolk, and his wife, Louisa (1813–1903), daughter of John Dunnell...
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Anderson, Elizabeth Garrett (1836–1917), physician
M. A. Elston
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Blackwell, Elizabeth (1821–1910), physician
M. A. Elston
Blackwell, Elizabeth (1821–1910), physician, was born on 3 February 1821 at Counterslip Street, Bristol, the third daughter and the third of nine children of Samuel Blackwell (c.1790–1838), sugar refiner, and his wife, Hannah, daughter of Bristol jewellers (husband and wife) named ...
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Blake, Sophia Louisa Jex- (1840–1912), physician and campaigner for women's rights
Shirley Roberts
Blake, Sophia Louisa Jex- (1840–1912), physician and campaigner for women's rights, was born on 21 January 1840 at 3 Croft Place, Hastings, Sussex. She was the youngest of the three surviving children of Thomas Jex-Blake (1790–1868), proctor of Doctors' Commons, and his wife, ...
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Carter, Yvonne Helen (1959–2009), general practitioner and medical educationist
Peter J. Morris
Carter, Yvonne Helen (1959–2009), general practitioner and medical educationist, was born on 16 April 1959 at 3 Woburn Hill, Stoneycroft, Liverpool, was educated at Notre Dame High School, Liverpool, and then was accepted as a medical student at St Mary's Hospital medical school...
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Casson, Elizabeth (1881–1954), medical practitioner
Victoria Bates
Casson, Elizabeth (1881–1954), medical practitioner, was born at Cae Derwen, Denbigh, on 14 April 1881, the sixth of seven children of Thomas Casson (1843–1911), bank manager, and his wife, Laura Ann, née Thomas (1843–1912). The actor and theatre director Sir Lewis Thomas Casson...
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Ferris, Elizabeth Anne Esther [Liz] (1940–2012), diver, doctor, and campaigner for gender equality in sport
Martin Polley
Ferris, Elizabeth Anne Esther [Liz] (1940–2012), diver, doctor, and campaigner for gender equality in sport, was born on 19 November 1940 at the Mary Stanley Nursing Home in Bridgwater, Somerset, the second of three daughters and third of four children of Roy Ferris (1903–1975)...
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Hamilton, Lillias Anna (1858–1925), physician and writer
Susan L. Cohen
Hamilton, Lillias Anna (1858–1925), physician and writer, was born on 7 February 1858 at Tomabil station, New South Wales, Australia, the eldest of four daughters and the third of the eight children of Hugh Hamilton (1822–1900), a farmer from Ayrshire, Scotland, and his wife, ...
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Inglis, Elsie Maud (1864–1917), physician and surgeon
Leah Leneman
Inglis, Elsie Maud (1864–1917), physician and surgeon, was born at Naini Tal, in the Himalayan foothills of India, on 16 August 1864. She was the second daughter of John Inglis (1820–1894), who was in the service of the East India Company, and his wife, ...
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McCall, Annie (1859–1949), physician and promoter of antenatal and maternity care
Beryl M. Barrow
McCall, Annie (1859–1949), physician and promoter of antenatal and maternity care, was born on 23 September 1859 at Dudley Bank Cottage, Whalley Range, Moss Side, Manchester, the third child of five born to William McCall (1810/11–1863), an insurance agent, and his wife, Mary (1831–1921)...
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McPherson [née Egelnick], Ann (1945–2011), general practitioner and health campaigner
Godfrey Fowler
McPherson [née Egelnick], Ann (1945–2011), general practitioner and health campaigner, was born at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London, on 22 June 1945, the only child of Max Egelnick (1917–1996), then a cutter and designer of mantles, and his wife, Sarah (Sadie), née...
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Murray, Flora (1869–1923), physician and suffragette
Jennian Geddes
Murray, Flora (1869–1923), physician and suffragette, was born at Murraythwaite, in Dumfriesshire, on 8 May 1869, the fourth of five children of John Murray (1828–1872), landowner and retired naval captain, and his wife, Grace Harriet, née Graham (1838–1923). Having attended schools in ...
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Murrell, Christine Mary (1874–1933), physician
Youngran Jo
Murrell, Christine Mary (1874–1933), physician, was born on 18 October 1874 at 1 Jeffrey's Road, Clapham Road, London, the only child of Charles Murrell, a coal merchant, and his wife, Alice Elizabeth Rains. Being both the only child and the only grandchild of a well-to-do family, she grew up enjoying plenty of affection and attention from family members, who later seem to have been willing to help her to pursue a professional career. In 1894 she entered the ...
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Phipson, (Mary) Edith Pechey- (1845–1908), physician and women's rights activist
Padma Anagol
Phipson, (Mary) Edith Pechey- (1845–1908), physician and women's rights activist, was born Mary Edith Pechey on 7 October 1845 in the village of Langham, near Colchester, Essex, the sixth child and third daughter of the Revd William Pechey (d. 1888), Baptist minister at ...
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Saunders, Dame Cicely Mary Strode (1918–2005), physician and founder of the modern hospice movement
Barbara Monroe
Saunders, Dame Cicely Mary Strode (1918–2005), physician and founder of the modern hospice movement, was born on 22 June 1918 at Linden Lodge, Bedford Avenue, Barnet, Hertfordshire, the daughter of (Philip) Gordon Saunders (d. 1961), land surveyor, and his wife, Mary Christian, ...
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Stopes [married name Roe], Marie Charlotte Carmichael (1880–1958), sexologist and advocate of birth control
Lesley A. Hall
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Stopes [married name Roe], Marie Charlotte Carmichael (1880–1958), sexologist and advocate of birth control, was born at 3 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh, on 15 October 1880, the elder daughter of Henry Stopes (1852–1902), an architect from a wealthy brewing family who was interested in archaeology, and his wife, ...
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Warwick [née Moore], Dame Margaret Elizabeth Harvey Turner- (1924–2017), respiratory physician and researcher
Noel Snell
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Warwick [née Moore], Dame Margaret Elizabeth Harvey Turner- (1924–2017), respiratory physician and researcher, was born at 46 St George's Road, Westminster, on 19 November 1924, the daughter of William Harvey Moore (1891–1961), a barrister from Devon, and his wife, ...