Elizabeth Garrett Anderson

In 1871 AD, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, a brilliant medical pioneer, established the New Hospital for Women in London. She is one of the most famous people in the Victorian Era.

When she passed the Society of Apothecaries' tests in 1865 A.D., she became the first woman in the United Kingdom to be certified as a doctor. In order to stop others from following her example, the Society of Apothecaries subsequently prohibited women from taking its exams.

When she received her medical degree from Paris in 1870, she became the first (and only for 19 years) female member of the British Medical Association.

In 1874, Anderson helped found the first medical school in the UK to train women as physicians, the London School of Medicine for Women.

Garrett Anderson served as dean of the London School, which eventually became the Royal Free Hospital of Medicine and a college of London University, from 1883 to 1902 AD. Later, Anderson's New Hospital in London was given that name.

Born: June 9, 1836

Died: September 17, 1917

Role: physician and suffragist.