Dame Edith Brown | |
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Born | Edith Mary Brown 24 March 1864 Whitehaven, Cumberland, England |
Died | 6 December 1956 Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India | (aged 92)
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Girton College, Cambridge London School of Medicine for Women |
Occupation(s) | Medical doctor and educator |
Years active | Christian Medical College Ludhiana |
Dame Edith Mary Brown, DBE LRCP (24 March 1864 – 6 December 1956) was an English doctor and medical educator. She founded the Christian Medical College Ludhiana in 1894, the first medical training facility for women in Asia, and served as principal of the college for half a century. Brown was a pioneer in the instruction of Indian female doctors and midwives with modern western methods.[1]