Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (9 June 1836 – 17 December 1917) was an English physician and suffragist. She is known for being the first woman to qualify in Britain as a physician and surgeon and as a co-founder and dean of the London School of Medicine for Women, which was the first medical school in Britain to train women as doctors. She was the first female dean of a British medical school, the first woman in Britain to be elected to a school board and, as mayor of Aldeburgh, the first female mayor in Britain.
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson | |
|---|---|
Detail from a portrait of Garrett Anderson circa 1900 | |
| Born | Elizabeth Garrett 9 June 1836 Whitechapel, Commercial Road, London, England |
| Died | 17 December 1917 (aged 81) Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England |
| Education | Studied privately with physicians in London hospitals Society of Apothecaries |
| Known for | First woman to gain a medical qualification in Britain Creating a medical school for women |
| Relatives | Louisa Garrett Anderson (daughter) Alan Garrett Anderson (son) Newson Garrett (father) Agnes Garrett (sister) Millicent Garrett Fawcett (sister) |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Physician |
| Institutions | New Hospital for Women London School of Medicine for Women |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.