Agnes Estcourt-Oswald
Agnes Estcourt-Oswald | |
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Born | 1874 Peshawar |
Died | 19 February 1965 Gipping |
Occupation | Ophthalmologist |
Agnes Estcourt-Oswald (1874 – 19 February 1965) was a British ophthalmologist who advocated for animal welfare and anti-vivisection.
Biography
Estcourt-Oswald was born in 1874 in Peshawar.[1] She graduated M.B., B.S. from London School of Medicine for Women in 1903. She qualified D.P.H. in 1911 and worked as a medical officer at Colchester Military Hospital during World War I.[1] She also worked at the Scottish Women's Hospital at Royaumont under Frances Ivens.[2] She opened her own ophthalmic practice in Colchester in 1919. She obtained a D.O.M.S. in 1925. In 1933, she was president of the Colchester Medical Society. Estcourt-Oswald worked in the North-east Essex division of the British Medical Association.[1]
She was associated with the Hampstead and District Vegetarian Society.[3] She was secretary of the Colchester branch of the RSPCA.[1] At the annual meeting of the RSPCA in 1951, Estcourt-Oswald called for the abolishment of circus acts involving animals.[4]
Anti-vivisection
Estcourt-Oswald was a speaker for the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection.[5] She commented that 612, 563 experiments had been made on animals in 1931 but no benefit was discovered from them. She also commented that there was no advantage from vaccination and described it as "one of the biggest frauds of the day".[6]
Estcourt-Oswald was a member of the Animal Defence and Anti-Vivisection Society.[7] She was a speaker at meetings of the National Anti-Vaccination League.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d "Agnes Estcourt-Oswald, M.B., D.O.M.S., D.P.H.". The British Medical Journal. 1 (5438): 869. 1965. JSTOR 25405149.
- ^ Cornelis, M. E. (2020). "The Scottish Women's Hospitals: the first World War and the careers of early medical women". Medicine, Conflict and Survival. 36 (2): 174–194. doi:10.1080/13623699.2020.1748320. PMID 32249598.
- ^ "Notes". Hampstead and St. John's Wood Advertiser. 1929. p. 2. (subscription required)
- ^ "Ban circus animal acts call by RSPCA". Birmingham Gazette. 1951. p. 5. (subscription required)
- ^ "Anti-Vivisection Speeches and Tea". Worthing Gazette. 1936. p. 11. (subscription required)
- ^ "In Defence of Animals: Woman Doctor Denounces Vivisection". The Worthing Herald. 1932. p. 11. (subscription required)
- ^ "Animal Defence and Anti-Vivisection Society: Report for the Year 1933". ocr.lib.ncsu.edu. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "The National Anti-Vaccination League". Daily Herald. 1931. p. 12. (subscription required)
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