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General Practitioner, Surgeon and Physician, who helped create the New Sussex Hospital for Women and Children. A pioneer in the treatment of uterine cancer and fibroid growths in women through deep X-ray therapy. Member, National Council of Women. Author of the books 'Under the Surface' (1909) and her autobiography 'A Woman Surgeon' (1951). Awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine. | General Practitioner, Surgeon and Physician, who helped create the New Sussex Hospital for Women and Children. A pioneer in the treatment of uterine cancer and fibroid growths in women through deep X-ray therapy. Member, National Council of Women. Author of the books 'Under the Surface' (1909) and her autobiography 'A Woman Surgeon' (1951). Awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine. | ||
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| + | * [[Prominent Medical Practitioners Who Identify as LGBTQ]] | ||
==Further Reading/Research== | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
Latest revision as of 13:33, 8 August 2018
Contents
Country
Great Britain
Birth - Death
1873 - 1966
Occupation
Medicine
Notable Achievements
CBE, RSM
Description
General Practitioner, Surgeon and Physician, who helped create the New Sussex Hospital for Women and Children. A pioneer in the treatment of uterine cancer and fibroid growths in women through deep X-ray therapy. Member, National Council of Women. Author of the books 'Under the Surface' (1909) and her autobiography 'A Woman Surgeon' (1951). Awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine.
