Jump to search Elizabeth Garrett Anderson A portrait of Garrett Anderson circa 1900, by John Singer Sargent Born Elizabeth Garrett 9 June 1836 Whitechapel, London, England Died 17 December 1917 (aged 81) Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England Education Studied privately with physicians in London hospitals Society of Apothecaries Known for First woman to openly gain a medical qualification in Britain Creating a medical school for women Relatives James Anderson (husband) Louisa Garrett Anderson (daughter) Alan Garrett Anderson (son) Millicent Garrett Fawcett (sister) Newson Garrett (father) Medical career Profession Physician Institutions New Hospital for Women London School of Medicine for Women Elizabeth Garrett Anderson