Margaret Bott's Plaque Unveiled: Nottingham's First Female Surgeon

0:00On March 22nd, a plaque honoring Margaret Glenbott, Nottingham's first female surgeon, was recently unveiled at her former home on Regent Street. Born in Bolton in 1891, she qualified as a doctor in London in 1915, but struggled to find work due to barriers for women in medicine. She broke ground at Nottingham Women's Hospital and built a remarkable career there. Early on, Margaret traveled by bicycle across the city for emergencies and appointments. She advanced to assistant surgeon at the Nottingham Children's Hospital, earned fellowship in the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and served as a magistrate from 1937 and City Counselor from 1939 to 1958. She received an OBE in 1961 and worked until 1968. The Nottingham Women's History Group raised 945 pounds to create and install the plaque. Members celebrated it as a step to highlight women's achievements and inspire young girls with real role models around the city. Doctors today drew deep inspiration from her story.

1:04A professor in obstetrics at the University of Nottingham fell emotional at the event, motivated to follow her path while another gynecologist. Admired her community involvement alongside medicine. Family members, including distant cousins Malcolm and Bruce Glenbott, attended to honor their relative's legacy. Efforts like this plaque keep trailblazers like Margaret in the spotlight, reminding us how far women in medicine have come while fueling the next. Generation.