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Article: Elizabeth Garrett-Anderson.(NOTABLE WOMEN IN HEALTHCARE--NEW SERIES)
- Article from:
- Journal of Perioperative Practice
- Article date:
- October 1, 2008
- Author:
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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 of Medicine, which ran a two-year course. Here she qualified MD in 1849 with the highest marks.
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