Frances Ivens | |
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.jpg) Ivens as chief medical officer at Royaumont | |
| Born | Mary Hannah Frances Ivens 1870 Little Harborough, England |
| Died | 6 February 1944 (aged 73–74) Killagorden, St Clement, Cornwall, England |
| Occupation(s) | obstetrician gynaecologist |
| Known for | Work at Scottish Women's Hospital, Royaumont during First World War |
Mary Hannah Frances Ivens CBE FRCOG (1870 – 6 February 1944) was an obstetrician and gynaecologist who was the first woman appointed to a hospital consultant post in Liverpool. During the First World War she was chief medical officer at the Scottish Women's Hospital at Royaumont, northeast of Paris. For her services to the French forces she was awarded a knighthood in France's Legion of Honour and the Croix de Guerre.