Alice Vickery
English physician and activist (1844–1929) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alice Vickery (also known as A. Vickery Drysdale and A. Drysdale Vickery: 1844 – 12 January 1929) was an English physician, campaigner for women's rights, and the first British woman to qualify as a chemist and pharmacist. She and her life partner, Charles Robert Drysdale, also a physician, actively supported a number of causes, including free love, birth control, and destigmatisation of illegitimacy.
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Alice Vickery | |
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Born | 1844 |
Died | 12 January 1929(1929-01-12) (aged 84) Brighton, England |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | London School of Medicine for Women |
Occupation | Physician |
Known for | Civil rights activism |
Movement | Malthusian League |
Partner | Charles Robert Drysdale |
Children | Charles Vickery Drysdale (1874) George Vickery Drysdale (1881)[1] |
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