Bentham, Ethel (1861–1931)
Bentham, Ethel (1861–1931)
British doctor. Born Jan 5, 1861; died Jan 19, 1931, in England; attended Alexandra School and College, Dublin, London School of Medicine for Women, 1890–94, and Rotunda Hospital in Dublin; University of Brussels, MD, 1895.
Served as general practitioner at Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, and North Kensington; a pioneer in efforts to provide for needs of preschool children and mothers' health, served as organizer and consultant medical officer at Margaret O. MacDonald Memorial Clinic for Children under School Age and as a member of Metropolitan Asylums Board; representing East Islington, became successful Labour Party candidate for House of Commons (1929).
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