Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
/ɪˌlɪzəbəθ ˌɡærət ˈændəsn/
/ɪˌlɪzəbəθ ˌɡærət ˈændərsn/
- (1836-1917) the first British woman doctor, who fought for the right of other women to become doctors after struggling to get her own medical qualifications in 1865. Later she set up a hospital where women could be treated by women. In 1908 she also became the first woman mayor of an English town.
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