Anderson, Elizabeth Garrett
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Anderson, Elizabeth Garrett (1836–1917). First Englishwoman to qualify in medicine. Elizabeth Garrett was born in Aldeburgh (Suffolk), where she is buried. Inspired by the beginning of the organized women's movement, and aware that the liberal professions were closed to them, her tenacious efforts led to her becoming a licentiate of the Society of Apothecaries (1865) and the first female MD in France (1870). Concentrating on treating women and children, she founded a dispensary and then the first hospital wholly staffed by women, eventually becoming dean of the London School of Medicine for Women. Marriage to Skelton Anderson proved a help rather than a hindrance in her career. Always concerned with education and social improvement, Anderson's greatest service to the women's cause was her normality. A sense of duty, courage, and unaffected manner combined to disarm a hostile profession, and served as a role model for others.
A. S. Hargreaves
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Elizabeth Garrett-Anderson
Magazine article from: The Journal of Perioperative Practice; 10/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; KEYWORDS Elizabeth Garrett-Anderson / Pioneers / Women Provenance...most prominent of these was Elizabeth Garrett-Anderson, the first female to graduate...re-named, in 1918, the Elizabeth Garrett-Anderson Hospital. When the London...
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Elizabeth Garrett-Anderson.(NOTABLE WOMEN IN HEALTHCARE--NEW SERIES)
Magazine article from: Journal of Perioperative Practice; 10/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...In 1871, Elizabeth married James Anderson, a wealthy...became Dr Garrett-Anderson...whom, Louisa Garrett-Anderson (1873-1943...marriage, Elizabeth opened a 10...1918, the Elizabeth Garrett-Anderson Hospital...
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Aldeburgh's first lady: on the centenary of her election as Britain's first female mayor, Andrew Mackay looks at the life of Elizabeth Garrett Anderson.(FRONTLINE)
Magazine article from: History Today; 11/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...elected as their leader Mrs Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, who duly became Britain...procession up Church Hill. Mayor Garrett Anderson followed, resplendent in...present heard every word. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson died in 1917, narrowly missing...
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Millicent Garrett Fawcett: Janet Copeland focuses on an important figure in the emancipation of British women.(Profiles in Power)(Biography)
Magazine article from: History Review; 9/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...daughter of Newson and Louisa Garrett. It was a highly privileged...powered family achieved eminence. Elizabeth was to become one of the first female doctors in Britain (as Elizabeth Garrett Anderson), and her younger sisters...
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New findings from Anderson University describe advances in radiology.(Report)
Newspaper article from: Life Science Weekly; 9/15/2009; 700+ words
; ...F. Hagmann and colleagues, Anderson University (see also Radiology...contact N.J. Robertson, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson University College London...Magnetic Resonance, Radiology, Anderson University. This article was...
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TV celebrity Kim opens city project.(News)
Newspaper article from: Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England); 8/9/2008; 465 words
; ...support scheme for teenage parents in Liverpool. Elizabeth Anderson House offers accommodation and support to five...babies. The project is named after suffragette Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, who became the first woman doctor in Britain...
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Michelle's masterclass in hugs.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 4/3/2009; 700+ words
; ...feet with adoration at the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Language College in North...motivational speech. At Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School, some 55 languages...more hugs on her visit to Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Language College in North...
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Michelle's masterclass in hugs.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 4/3/2009; 700+ words
; ...feet with adoration at the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Language College in North...motivational speech. At Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School, some 55 languages...more hugs on her visit to Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Language College in North...
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A lady mayor with the best bedside manner; ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDANTS.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 12/11/2004; 700+ words
; ...physician and surgeon in 1865. Elizabeth became a fullyqualified MD at...she married Dr J.G.S. Anderson, who held the office of Mayor...when he died in 1908. As Dr Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, she was elected in his place...
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Women of distinction?
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 10/14/2008; 700+ words
; ...and holding meetings to further the cause. 5 ELIZABETH GARRETT ANDERSON (1836-1917) LIKE her younger sister Millicent, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson was determined not to allow her gender to stand...
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Anderson, Elizabeth Garrett
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Born: 1836 Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England Died: December 17, 1917 Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England English physician and activist Elizabeth Garrett Anderson was the first woman officially approved to practice medicine...
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Elizabeth Garrett (Anderson)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Elizabeth Garrett (Anderson) Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (1836-1917) was an english physician who was the first woman to qualify in medicine in Britain and who pioneered the professional education of women. Elizabeth Garrett was the second...
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Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson 1836-1917, English physician. A sister of Millicent Garrett Fawcett, Elizabeth also worked for woman suffrage...was known after 1918 as the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital. Largely as a result...
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Millicent Garrett Fawcett
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...reform. Millicent Garrett was born at Aldeburgh...Her older sister Elizabeth (Garrett Anderson) set an example by...year-old Millicent Garrett married Henry Fawcett...proposed to her sister Elizabeth and to the prominent...
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Fawcett, Dame Millicent Garrett
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
Fawcett, Dame Millicent Garrett (1847–1929) British feminist. Sister of Elizabeth Garrett ANDERSON , she was a pioneer of the movement in Britain to secure equality for women in voting, education, and careers. She was strongly...
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