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| Dr. '''Catherine Arnott''' (1858–1942) was a British medical doctor and ].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Morton |first=Tara |title=Catherine Arnott (Dr.) · Mapping Women's Suffrage |url=https://map.mappingwomenssuffrage.org.uk/items/show/177 |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=map.mappingwomenssuffrage.org.uk}}</ref> She worked as a hospital medical officer in England |
Dr. '''Catherine Arnott''' (1858–1942) was a British medical doctor and ].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Morton |first=Tara |title=Catherine Arnott (Dr.) · Mapping Women's Suffrage |url=https://map.mappingwomenssuffrage.org.uk/items/show/177 |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=map.mappingwomenssuffrage.org.uk}}</ref> She worked as a hospital medical officer in both England and India and later became an expert on the treatment of ]. | ||
| == Early life == | == Early life == | ||
| Arnott was born in 1858 at ], Madhya Pradesh, India, where her father was a surgeon.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Lunnon |first=Jane |date=2023-10-15 |title=Embsay with Eastby History – Dr. Catherine Arnott |url=https://theembsayeastbypost.com/embsay-with-eastby-history-dr-catherine-arnott/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=The Embsay & Eastby Post |language=en-US}}</ref> Her parents were Dr. Francis Shortt Arnott and Ann ({{Nee|Gabourel}}).<ref name=":1" /><ref>Arnott, James. (1918) ''.'' Edinburgh: William Brown. p. 128.</ref> | Arnott was born in 1858 at ], ], ], where her father was a surgeon.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Lunnon |first=Jane |date=2023-10-15 |title=Embsay with Eastby History – Dr. Catherine Arnott |url=https://theembsayeastbypost.com/embsay-with-eastby-history-dr-catherine-arnott/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=The Embsay & Eastby Post |language=en-US}}</ref> Her parents were Dr. Francis Shortt Arnott and Ann ({{Nee|Gabourel}}).<ref name=":1" /><ref>Arnott, James. (1918) ''.'' Edinburgh: William Brown. p. 128.</ref> | ||
| == Medical career == | == Medical career == | ||
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| In 1896, she returned to British India. She was firstly employed at Mure Memorial Hospital, then became the medical officer at the ], ].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=tVHge8iwN4IC&pg=RA1-PA937&dq=karachi+hospital+arnott&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwikhtbnqOyKAxUrUUEAHSr9JvIQ6AF6BAgLEAI#v=onepage&q=karachi%20arnott&f=false |title=British Medical Journal: BMJ |date=1897 |publisher=British Medical Association |volume=1 |pages=937 |language=en}}</ref> Between 1901 and 1904 she was in charge of the Jaswant Hospital for Women, Jodhpur.<ref name=":1" /> | In 1896, she returned to British India. She was firstly employed at Mure Memorial Hospital, then became the medical officer at the ], ].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=tVHge8iwN4IC&pg=RA1-PA937&dq=karachi+hospital+arnott&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwikhtbnqOyKAxUrUUEAHSr9JvIQ6AF6BAgLEAI#v=onepage&q=karachi%20arnott&f=false |title=British Medical Journal: BMJ |date=1897 |publisher=British Medical Association |volume=1 |pages=937 |language=en}}</ref> Between 1901 and 1904 she was in charge of the Jaswant Hospital for Women, Jodhpur.<ref name=":1" /> | ||
| Later in her career, she returned to England and worked treating infectious diseases in London |
Later in her career, she returned to England and worked treating infectious diseases in London<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=JFsDAAAAYAAJ&q=dr+Catherine+Arnott&dq=dr+Catherine+Arnott&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjc7cTVnOyKAxXATUEAHb6kFpQQ6AF6BAgHEAI |title=Womanhood |date=1904 |publisher=Womanhood. |pages=304 |language=en}}</ref> and as a doctor in ]. She then settled in West Yorkshire to run the ] Sanatorium in ] as its Chief Medical Officer, staying to run it for many years. She became known as an expert in treating ].<ref name=":0" /> | ||
| == Activism == | == Activism == | ||
| Arnott was a suffragette.<ref name=":0" /> In 1913, she served as the Press and Honorary Secretary of the ] (WSPU)'s branch in |
Arnott was a suffragette.<ref name=":0" /> In 1913, she served as the Press and Honorary Secretary of the ] (WSPU)'s branch in Coventry.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Crawford |first=Elizabeth |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=a2EK9P7-ZMsC&pg=PA144&dq=coventry+suffragette&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwig98-JnOyKAxXfXEEAHXmhOdkQ6AF6BAgJEAI#v=onepage&q=c%20arnott&f=false |title=The Women's Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide 1866-1928 |date=2003-09-02 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-43402-1 |pages=144 |language=en}}</ref> She delivered speeches at the market square, arguing that "women did not want the vote for the pleasure and excitement of going to the polling booth once every five years; they wanted it to ameliorate the conditions of men, women and children."<ref name=":1" /> She left Coventry's WSPU when she moved to Eastby. Arnott's sister Harriet Collington {{Nee|Arnott}} was also active in the women’s enfranchisement campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Harriet Collington · Mapping Women's Suffrage |url=https://map.mappingwomenssuffrage.org.uk/items/show/176 |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=map.mappingwomenssuffrage.org.uk}}</ref> | ||
| == Death == | == Death == | ||
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Dr. Catherine Arnott (1858–1942) was a British medical doctor and suffragette. She worked as a hospital medical officer in both England and India and later became an expert on the treatment of tuberculosis.
Early life
Arnott was born in 1858 at Mhow, Madhya Pradesh, British India, where her father was a surgeon. Her parents were Dr. Francis Shortt Arnott and Ann (née Gabourel).
Medical career
Arnott was educated at London University’s School of Medicine for Women, but, as this institution was not permitted to award degrees to women, in 1893 she sat her exams through the Royal University of Ireland. In 1894, she was appointed assistant Medical Officer at the Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum, Lancashire. By the following year she had been promoted to resident Medical Officer.
In 1896, she returned to British India. She was firstly employed at Mure Memorial Hospital, then became the medical officer at the Lady Dufferin Hospital, Karachi. Between 1901 and 1904 she was in charge of the Jaswant Hospital for Women, Jodhpur.
Later in her career, she returned to England and worked treating infectious diseases in London and as a doctor in Coventry. She then settled in West Yorkshire to run the Eastby Sanatorium in Bradford as its Chief Medical Officer, staying to run it for many years. She became known as an expert in treating tuberculosis.
Activism
Arnott was a suffragette. In 1913, she served as the Press and Honorary Secretary of the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU)'s branch in Coventry. She delivered speeches at the market square, arguing that "women did not want the vote for the pleasure and excitement of going to the polling booth once every five years; they wanted it to ameliorate the conditions of men, women and children." She left Coventry's WSPU when she moved to Eastby. Arnott's sister Harriet Collington née Arnott was also active in the women’s enfranchisement campaign.
Death
Arnott died in 1942 and was buried in Ecclefechan, Scotland.
References
- ^ Morton, Tara. "Catherine Arnott (Dr.) · Mapping Women's Suffrage". map.mappingwomenssuffrage.org.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ Lunnon, Jane (15 October 2023). "Embsay with Eastby History – Dr. Catherine Arnott". The Embsay & Eastby Post. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- Arnott, James. (1918) The House of Arnot and some of its branches: A Family History. Edinburgh: William Brown. p. 128.
- Blackburn, Helen (1895). A Handbook for Women Engaged in Social and Political Work. J.W. Arrowsmith. p. 42.
- British Medical Journal: BMJ. Vol. 1. British Medical Association. 1897. p. 937.
- Womanhood. Womanhood. 1904. p. 304.
- Crawford, Elizabeth (2 September 2003). The Women's Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide 1866-1928. Routledge. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-135-43402-1.
- "Harriet Collington · Mapping Women's Suffrage". map.mappingwomenssuffrage.org.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2025.