Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
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Key Dates
1836 – Elizabeth was born
1841 – Elizabeth moved with her family to Aldeburgh, Suffolk
1850 – Elizabeth was sent to boarding school in Blackheath, London
1859 – Elizabeth decided she wanted to become a doctor so became a nurse at Middlesex hospital and snuck into the lectures for men
1865 – Elizabeth passed her Apothecaries exam and started a medical practise in London
1870 – After learning French Elizabeth went to Paris and got her medical degree
1871 – Elizabeth got married to James Anderson
1872 – Elizabeth opened the New Hospital for Women in London
1873 – Elizabeth was allowed to become a member of the British Medical Association, making her the first British woman doctor
1902 – Elizabeth retired and moved back to Aldeburgh, Suffolk
1908 – Elizabeth was elected mayor of Aldeburgh, making her the first woman mayor in England
1908 – Elizabeth was nearly arrested for protesting as a Suffragette
1912 – Elizabeth daughter, Louisa, was sent to prison for protesting
1917 – Elizabeth died and was buried in Aldeburgh
