Elizabeth Garrett-Anderson.(NOTABLE WOMEN IN HEALTHCARE--NEW SERIES)

Journal of Perioperative Practice | October 1, 2008| | Copyright

Introduction

Elizabeth Garrett was born in 1836 in Alderburgh, Suffolk. Her father, and great supporter, was a wealthy grain merchant. After being educated at home and then at a boarding school for ladies, Elizabeth joined the Society for Promoting the Employment of Women. Through this, in 1859 she met, and was inspired by, Dr Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910), an Englishwoman who had been educated in the USA. Her application having been rejected by a number of medical schools, Blackwell was eventually accepted by a small college in New York State, the Geneva College ...

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