Ettie Stewart Steele was a chemist born on October 5th, 1890, in Dunfermline. She matriculated at the University of St Andrews in 1908, where she received an M.A. in 1912, a BSc in 1914 and then a PhD in 1919.
She was the first female candidate to…
Elizabeth Garrett was a physician born on June 9th 1836 in Whitechapel, London. Garrett overcame initial disapproval by her father to obtain a medical education, although she faced a raft of difficulties along the way.
In 1862, she became the…
Margaret Fairlie was born in 1891 in Angus. She matriculated at University College, Dundee and the University of St Andrews School, where she graduated and obtained her medical degree in 1920. Following this, she joined the staff at the Dundee Royal…
Margaret Fairlie (1891-1963) was born on West Balmirmer Farm, Angus. She studied medicine at the University of St Andrews and University College Dundee, graduating in 1915. Dr Fairlie began working at Dundee Royal Infirmary and teaching in the…
