Louisa Atkins

Louisa Atkins
Born
Louisa Catherine Fanny Bell

1842
Died1924
Occupation(s)Physician, medical lecturer
Employer(s)Birmingham and Midlands Hospital for Women; New Hospital for Women
Known forBeing one of the first British women to qualify in medicine

Louisa Atkins (1842–1924)[1] was a British physician, and one of the first British women to qualify in medicine.[2] She was also England's first female House Surgeon, at the Birmingham and Midlands Hospital for Women.[1][3] The BMJ described her as "a pioneer in the cause of medicine as a profession for women".[3]

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  2. ^ Bland, Lucy (1995). Banishing the beast : sexuality and the early feminists. New York: New Press. ISBN 978-1-56584-307-3.
  3. ^ a b Group, British Medical Journal Publishing (1924-11-01). "Louisa Atkins, M.d". Br Med J. 2 (3331): 836–837. doi:10.1136/bmj.2.3331.836-b. ISSN 0007-1447. {{cite journal}}: |last= has generic name (help)