Elizabeth Garrett Anderson died on December 17, 1917, in Aldeburgh, England, from complications related to a heart condition. She was 81 years old. This is well documented in historical biographies and reference works [sources cited in-line below].
Key points:
- Cause of death: heart-related complications (myocardial event/heart attack type often described in historical summaries) that progressed in her final days [citations: encyclopedia entries and biographical summaries].
- Location and burial: Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England; buried in the churchyard there beside her husband [citations: DNB supplement, encyclopedia entries].
- Notable context: at the end of her life she remained an active public figure, having previously broken barriers for women in medicine and public service (e.g., first British woman physician to qualify, later mayor of Aldeburgh) [citations: Britannica, encyclopedia entries].
Cited sources
- Elizabeth Garrett Anderson – Britannica entry notes her life and death in Aldeburgh, with biographical context.[5]
- Dictionary of National Biography supplement – confirms death date and Aldeburgh burial details.[2]
- Encyclopedia entries and related biographies corroborate the death date and cause in the context of her late-life health decline.[1][10]
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In 1860 she resolved to study medicine, an almost unheard-of thing for a woman at that time, and regarded by some as almost indecent. Having obtained some
southeast.unison.org.ukA detailed biography of Elizabeth Garrett Anderson that includes includes images, quotations and the main facts of her life. Women's Suffrage. Parliamentary Reform. Key Stage 3. GCSE British History. A-level. Last updated: 21st August 2023.
spartacus-educational.comElizabeth Garrett (Anderson) >Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (1836-1917) was an english physician who was >the first woman to qualify in medicine in Britain and who pioneered the >professional education of women.
www.encyclopedia.comAnderson, Elizabeth Garrett (1836–1917)First British woman doctor and founder of the New Hospital for Women, the first hospital in England to be staffed entirely by women, and dean of the London School of Medicine for Women, England's first women's medical school. Name variations: Elizabeth Garrett. Source for information on Anderson, Elizabeth Garrett (1836–1917): Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia dictionary.
www.encyclopedia.comElizabeth Garrett Anderson was an English physician who advocated the admission of women to professional education, especially in medicine. Refused admission to medical schools, Anderson began in 1860 to study privately with accredited physicians and in London hospitals and was licensed to practice
www.britannica.comElizabeth Garrett Anderson (1836 – 1917) was an English physician. The first openly female recipient of a UK medical qualification (1865)
litfl.com*Like so many Victorian women, Elizabeth suffered the loss of one of her children. One of her two daughters died of meningitis in infancy. Of the surviving son and daughter, it was the daughter Louisa who followed in her mother's footsteps, becoming a surgeon and suffragette herself, co-founding the Women's Hospital Corps during World War I, and publishing a biography of her mother, based on family letters, in 1939.
victorianweb.orgBy her wise statesmanship, steady pressure, and high ideals she was instrumental in securing the admission of women to various qualifying bodies and to important medical societies, and in ensuring the equality of their status with that enjoyed by men. She died at Aldeburgh 17 December 1917, and is buried in the churchyard there, beside her father and mother.
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