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{{short description|Scottish doctor and suffragist}}
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'''Elsie Maud Inglis''' (16 August 1864 – 26 November 1917) was a pioneering [[Scottish]] doctor, [[surgeon]], and [[suffragist]]. She is best known for her role in establishing the [[Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service]] during [[World War I]], which provided medical care to soldiers on the front lines. Inglis was also a prominent advocate for women's rights and played a significant role in the [[women's suffrage movement]] in the United Kingdom.

==Early life and education==
[[File:Elsie_Inglis.jpg|Elsie Inglis|thumb|right]]
Elsie Inglis was born in [[Nainital]], [[British India]], to John Forbes David Inglis and Harriet Lowes Thompson. Her father was a magistrate in the Indian Civil Service. The family returned to [[Scotland]] when Elsie was a child, and she was educated at the [[Edinburgh Institution for the Education of Young Ladies]].

Inglis pursued her medical education at the [[Edinburgh School of Medicine for Women]], which was founded by [[Sophia Jex-Blake]]. She later completed her studies at the [[Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh]] and the [[Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh]].

==Medical career==
After qualifying as a doctor, Inglis worked at the [[New Hospital for Women]] in [[London]], which was run by [[Elizabeth Garrett Anderson]]. She returned to Edinburgh and established a medical practice with a fellow female doctor. In 1894, she founded the [[Edinburgh Hospital and Dispensary for Women and Children]], which provided medical care to women and children regardless of their ability to pay.

==Scottish Women's Hospitals==
[[File:Plaque_marking_Elsie_Inglis'_surgery,_Walker_Street,_Edinburgh.JPG|Plaque marking Elsie Inglis' surgery, Walker Street, Edinburgh|thumb|left]]
During [[World War I]], Inglis proposed the creation of all-female medical units to serve on the front lines. Despite initial resistance from the [[British War Office]], she successfully established the [[Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service]], which operated in [[France]], [[Serbia]], [[Russia]], and other locations. These hospitals were staffed entirely by women and provided crucial medical care to soldiers and civilians alike.

==Suffrage movement==
Inglis was an active member of the [[women's suffrage movement]] and worked closely with organizations such as the [[National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies]]. She believed that women should have the right to vote and be involved in public life, and she used her medical career as a platform to advocate for these rights.

==Legacy==
[[File:Bronze_bust_of_Elsie_Inglis_by_Ivan_Mestrovic_1918,_SNPG.jpg|Bronze bust of Elsie Inglis by Ivan Mestrovic, 1918|thumb|right]]
Elsie Inglis passed away on 26 November 1917, shortly after returning from Russia. She was buried in [[Dean Cemetery]], [[Edinburgh]]. Her contributions to medicine and women's rights have been widely recognized, and she is remembered as a trailblazer for women in both fields.

==Memorials==
[[File:Grave_of_Dr._Elsie_Inglis,_Dean_Cemetery_Edinburgh.jpg|Grave of Dr. Elsie Inglis, Dean Cemetery Edinburgh|thumb|left]]
Inglis has been commemorated in various ways, including a bronze bust by [[Ivan Meštrović]] and a plaque marking her former surgery in Edinburgh. Her work with the Scottish Women's Hospitals is celebrated as a significant contribution to both the war effort and the advancement of women in medicine.

==Related pages==
* [[Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service]]
* [[Women's suffrage in the United Kingdom]]
* [[Sophia Jex-Blake]]
* [[Elizabeth Garrett Anderson]]

[[Category:1864 births]]
[[Category:1917 deaths]]
[[Category:Scottish women medical doctors]]
[[Category:Scottish suffragists]]
[[Category:People from Nainital]]
[[Category:Alumni of the University of Edinburgh]]

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