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Agnes Forbes Blackadder
Agnes Forbes Blackadder
Born4 December 1875
Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland
Died12 May 1964
London, England
NationalityScottish
Alma materUniversity of St Andrews, University of Glasgow
AwardsFellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
Scientific career
FieldsMedicine (Dermatology, Radiography)

Agnes Forbes Blackadder (4 December 1875 - 12 May 1964) was a Scottish medic and suffragist.[1] Blackadder became the first female graduate of the University of St Andrews when she gained her M.A. degree on 29 March 1895.[2] She had a distinguished medical career of being the first consultant dermatologist to be appointed in 1907 at St. John's Hospital which was not exclusively for women.[3]

Early Life

Agnes Forbes Blackadder was born in Broughty Ferry, Dundee in 1875. She was the daughter of Robert Blackadder, an architect and engineer from Dundee. She spent most of her early life around Dundee, living in Bellevue, West Ferry and attending the Dundee High School.[4][5]

Education

Blackadder gained her M.A. degree from the University of St Andrews in 1895,  becoming the first female graduate of the University. She continued her education at the University of Glasgow where she gained both MBChb (1898) and M.D. (1901).[6][7][8] Whilst in Glasgow, she won the first prize in Practical Pathology in 1896, she had a string of First Class Certificates in Materia Medica, Surgery, Midwifery, Ophthalmology and Insanity and a Second Class Certificate in Anatomy.[9]

Life and Career

After graduating from Glasgow, she married Dr. Thomas Dixon Savill at the Church of St Mary Magdalene in Forfarshire in 1901. This lead her to London, where she took up the post of consultant in Dermatology and Electro-Therapeutics as well as working in radiography. She became a member of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland in 1904 and was appointed as a consultant for St. John’s Hospital for Skin Diseases and the South London Hospital for Women. In 1910 her husband died. During the war, she contributed through the use of an X-ray car in France and worked to use this to understand and alleviate the effects of gas gangrene through prompt diagnosis and treatment.[10]

Agnes Blackadder Hall

Agnes Blackadder Hall is the first student Hall at St Andrews to be named after a woman. [11] On Monday the 15th of October 2012 students of University of St Andrews voted to honour Blackadder by renaming the University’s largest hall of residence Agnes Blackadder Hall. After nominations which came from students and staff at the University, alumni and from others associated with the University around the world, the majority of votes came in favour of Blackadder.[12]

References

  1. ^ "University of Glasgow :: Story :: Biography of Surgeon Agnes Forbes Blackadder". www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ St Andrews Special Collections (2017-03-07). "Trailblazing Women at the University of St Andrews: A Celebration for International Women's Day". Echoes from the Vault. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. ^ "2012 | University of St Andrews". web.archive.org. 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  4. ^ "University of Glasgow :: Story :: Biography of Surgeon Agnes Forbes Blackadder". www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  5. ^ "Library | University of St Andrews". web.archive.org. 2012-09-03. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  6. ^ St Andrews Special Collections (2017-03-07). "Trailblazing Women at the University of St Andrews: A Celebration for International Women's Day". Echoes from the Vault. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  7. ^ St Andrews Special Collections (2012-07-25). "Genealogical research on the Valentine family reveals confirmed portrait of Agnes Forbes Blackadder Savill". Echoes from the Vault. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  8. ^ "Biographical Register 1747-1897". arts.st-andrews.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  9. ^ "University of Glasgow :: Story :: Biography of Surgeon Agnes Forbes Blackadder". www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  10. ^ "University of Glasgow :: Story :: Biography of Surgeon Agnes Forbes Blackadder". www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  11. ^ "2012 | University of St Andrews". web.archive.org. 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  12. ^ "2012 | University of St Andrews". web.archive.org. 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2019-09-25.




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