One of the things this diary is doing is making me look more
closely at what takes my eye than normal, and a photo opportunity. The walk
home this evening is a case in point. For nearly 20 years I have walked past
this plaque twice a day at 9 Oakfield Road in Clifton, and apart from knowing
this lady was a doctor, I knew nothing about her. Tonight due to the diary I
took this photograph and did a bit of Internet research. This is what I found.
I'm intrigued to know more.....
Eliza Walker was one of the "Zurich 7", the first
group of women to be admitted to and receive a medical degree from the
University of Zurich. Originally from Edinburgh, Walker was the youngest of the
Zurich 7 women, beginning her medical studies at age 19. During her studies,
she became the first woman assistant in the Zurich canton hospital's women's
ward. She wrote her thesis on the blockage of arteries based on a complete
literature review and on 14 cases she observed in Zurich. She passed her final
examination with special distinction and received her degree in 1872. In 1873,
Walker was appointed house surgeon at the Hospital for Sick Children in
Bristol, resulting in a great deal of controversy. She was officially admitted
to practice medicine in Great Britain in 1877, along with her co-student Louisa
Atkins.
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