What is recorded here
Elizabeth Gould Bell was born in Newry in 1862, the daughter of a poor law clerk and a farming family woman. She became the first qualified woman doctor to practice in Ulster, treating vulnerable mothers and children in Belfast before joining military medicine. Her life moved from local birth to national visibility, marked by professional breakthrough and personal loss.
Why this person is known: Irish doctor and feminist
- Birthplace
- Newry
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