Elizabeth Garrett Anderson

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Elizabeth Garrett Anderson was a pioneering English physician and suffragist, best known as the first woman to qualify as a doctor in Britain and a leading campaigner for women's rights.

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instanceOf alumna of University of Paris
feminist
hospital founder
mayor
physician
politician
suffragist
birthName Elizabeth Garrett
burialPlace Aldeburgh churchyard
causeOfDeath myocardial infarction
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
dateOfBirth 1836-06-09
dateOfDeath 1917-12-17
educatedAt Middlesex Hospital (as a nursing student and unofficial medical student)
linked to: Middlesex Hospital

University of Paris
endTime 1909 (mayoral term)
ethnicGroup English
familyName Garrett Anderson
father Newson Garrett
fieldOfWork medicine
women’s rights
founded London School of Medicine for Women (co-founder)
New Hospital for Women
St Mary’s Dispensary for Women and Children
fullName Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
givenName Elizabeth
hasPartNamedAfter Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing, University College Hospital
mother Louisa Dunnell
movement women’s suffrage movement in the United Kingdom
notableAchievement first female mayor in England
first woman to be entered on the British Medical Register
first woman to qualify as a doctor in Britain
notableWork campaign for women’s admission to medical profession in Britain
founding of the New Hospital for Women
occupation physician
politician
suffragist
surgeon
placeOfBirth London
linked to: London, England

Whitechapel
placeOfDeath Aldeburgh
England
Suffolk
positionHeld Mayor of Aldeburgh
residence Aldeburgh
London
linked to: London, England
sexOrGender female
sibling Louisa Garrett Anderson
Millicent Garrett Fawcett
linked to: Millicent Fawcett
spouse James George Skelton Anderson
startTime 1908 (mayoral term)

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Millicent Fawcett sibling Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
Anderson hasNotableBearer Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
Langham Place Group hasMember Elizabeth Garrett
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Langham Place Group hasMember Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson fullName Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson birthName Elizabeth Garrett
linked to: Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson hasPartNamedAfter Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing, University College Hospital
linked to: Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
Philippa Fawcett relative Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
Millicent Garrett sibling Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
UCLH NHS Foundation Trust operates Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing
linked to: Elizabeth Garrett Anderson