Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (1836–1917) (after John Singer Sargent), John Singer Sargent, after 1900

A 1900 portrait of elizabeth garrett anderson, lsa, md (9 june 1836 – 17 december 1917), an english physician and feminist, the first englishwoman to qualify as a physician and surgeon in britain, the co-founder of the first hospital staffed by women, the first dean of a british medical school, the first female m. D. In france, the first woman in britain to be elected to a school board and the first female mayor in britain. Object Type: painting. Date: after 1900. Dimensions: height: 87 cm (34.2 in); width: 68 cm (26.7 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Royal Free Hospital. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (detail of painting)