Edith Pechey
Doctor, women's rights campaigner (1845–1908) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mary Edith Pechey (7 October 1845 – 14 April 1908) was one of the first women medical doctors in the United Kingdom and a campaigner for women's rights. She spent more than 20 years in India as a senior doctor at a women's hospital and was involved in a range of social causes.[1]
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Edith Pechey | |
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Born | Mary Edith Pechey (1845-10-07)7 October 1845 Langham, England |
Died | 14 April 1908(1908-04-14) (aged 62) Folkestone, England |
Nationality | British |
Other names | Edith Pechey-Phipson |
Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
Occupation(s) | Physician, Suffragette |
Spouse |
Herbert Musgrave Phipson
(m. 1889) |
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