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"The pioneering doctor is credited with saving thousands of lives after setting up 17 Scottish Women's Hospitals across Europe during World War One."
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Scottish Medical Doctor and Surgeon
When the war began in 1914, she wanted to work on the frontline, but was told by the War Office that women were not allowed.
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Teacher and Suffragist
Along with her colleagues and associates from the suffragist movement, she raised the equivalent of £53m in today’s money to buy medical equipment to help those on the front line.
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Founder of the Scottish Women's Hospitals
Inglis, who was born to a wealthy family in 1864, made a name for herself after establishing maternity services for poor women in her home city.
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