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Elizabeth G. Bell lived from 1862 to 1934 as a physician and suffragist, becoming one of the first women medical graduates in Ireland in 1893. She was born at Springhill House near Daisy Hill Hospital in County Armagh, where an Ulster History Circle plaque now marks her presence. Bell turned local soil into a stage for medical ambition and political courage long before such claims became common.
This blue commemorative plaque records: Elizabeth G. Bell 1862-1934 physician, suffragist. One of the first women medical graduates in Ireland 1893 born at Springhill House near this site Recorded plaque organisation: Ulster History Circle.
Dr Elizabeth G. Bell was one of the first women to graduate as a physician from Ireland in 1893, and she was also an active suffragist, contributing significantly to women's rights and medical practice.
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