Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
1836–1917 (age 81)
Biography
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson was a pioneering English physician and writer who became the first woman to qualify as a physician in Britain. Born in 1836, she overcame significant social and professional barriers to establish herself as a respected medical practitioner and advocate for women's education and rights.
Throughout her career, Anderson combined her medical practice with writing, contributing to public discourse on health, medicine, and women's issues. Her legacy extends beyond her medical achievements to her influential written works that challenged contemporary attitudes and advanced progressive causes. She passed away in 1917, leaving behind a remarkable record of achievement in both medicine and letters.