Aldrich-Blake, Louisa Brandreth, 1865-1925
Variant namesEntered the London Medical School for Women 1887, MB 1892, BS and gold medal for surgery 1893, MD 1894, MS (first woman to attain) 1895. Practised as a surgeon in London, and from 1910-1925 was surgeon to the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital. She was also surgeon at the Royal Free Hospital. 1914-1925 Dean, London Medical School for Women. Served with Women's Unit under the Anglo-French Red Cross in France during the First World War. Created Dame of the British Empire, 1925.
From the guide to the Papers of: Aldrich-Blake, Louisa Brandreth (1865-1925), 1886-1925, (Wellcome Library)
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| creatorOf | Blake, Louisa. Wister's cherry balsam : poem, [1925?]. | Brown University Archives, John Hay Library |
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Birth 1865-08-15
Death 1925
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