Kate Fraser (physician)

Kate Fraser
CBE
Photograph of Dr Kate Fraser at graduation
Dr Kate Fraser at graduation
Born(1887-08-10)10 August 1887
Paisley, Scotland
Died20 March 1957(1957-03-20) (aged 69)
Paisley, Scotland
NationalityScottish
EducationUniversity of Glasgow
Occupationpsychiatrist
Medical career
Fieldpsychiatry

Kate Fraser CBE (10 August 1887 – 20 March 1957) was a pioneering Scottish psychiatrist who sought to improve the well being and treatment of mentally ill patients.[1][2] She was the first female Deputy Commissioner for the General Board of Control for Scotland in 1914 and Commissioner in 1935.

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