ELIZABETH GARRETT ANDERSON

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ELIZABETH GARRETT ANDERSON
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Caitlin McGuinness
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• Elizabeth was born in 1836 the second
• of the nine children of Newson Garrett.
• Elizabeth was educated at home at a
• private school and decided to
• study medicine.

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• This, was unheard of for a woman at
• this time period. Men usually thought
• that they were better, but , they are
• equal.

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• Elizabeth was the first woman doctor.
• She also set up a hospital for poor
• woman and children.
• On 9 November 1908
• she was elected mayor
• of Alde burgh, the first
• female mayor in England

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pictures of elizabeth garrett anderson
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• In 1871 she married James George Skelton Anderson
  but she did not give up her practice.

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• She had three children, Louisa, Margaret, who
  died of meningitis, and Alan. Louisa also became
  a pioneering doctor of medicine and social
  campaigner.

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• She sadly passed away at the age of 81-17th
  December 1917. She lived a remarkable life.

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