Elizabeth Garrett Anderson was an English physician and suffragist. She is known for being the first woman to qualify in Britain as a physician and surgeon and as a co-founder and dean of the London School of Medicine for Women, which was the first medical school in Britain to train women as doctors. She was the first female dean of a British medical school, the first woman in Britain to be elected to a school board and, as mayor of Aldeburgh, the first female mayor in Britain.
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, English physician and politician (died 1917)
On June 9, in the year 1836, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, English physician and politician (died 1917). This event is recorded as a Notable Births event in the history of June 9, a notable event in this corner of history.
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- This event took place on June 9, 1836 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Notable Births event in recorded history.
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- Wikipedia source last updated on 2 June 2026.
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