Florence Stoney
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Florence Stoney (1870-1932) was an early radiology pioneer and the first female radiologist in the UK.
Early Life
Florence was born in Ireland to a distinguished family. Interestingly her sister Edith went on to become an early pioneer in medical physics.
Florence could not study medicine in Dublin as women were not admitted then and went instead to London where she qualified from the London School of Medicine for women later known as the Royal Free Hospital Medical School, qualifying in 1895 top of her class. In 1898 she proceeded to an MD.
Work and war contributions
She started work in the x-ray department of the Royal Free Hospital in 1902 and set up the x-ray department there with little assistance. In In 1907, Dr Harrison Orton was appointed over her as head of department which must have been a great disappointment. In 1914, Florence volunteered her services during the First World War, and went on to lead an all women medical unit for soldiers in a hospital in Belgium. Following attacks she moved the unit to France at Chateau Tourlaville near Cherbourg.
By By 1915, she was workingworked for the War Office and runningran the Fulham military Hospital.
Later life
Florence's health deteriorated due to excessive radiation exposure and she developed dermatitis in the hands. After the war she moved to Bournemouth where she worked, until retiring in 1928. She was a keen early suffragette.
She died in 1932.
Legacy
She was the first female radiologist in the United Kingdom in an era when women faced much difficulty in their lives due to the overt chauvinistic attitudes characteristic at that time. She was a founder member and later President of the Wessex branch of the British Institute of Radiology.
-<p><strong>Florence Stoney</strong> (1870-1932) was an early radiology pioneer and the first female radiologist in the UK.</p><h4>Early Life</h4><p>Florence was born in Ireland to a distinguished family. Interestingly her sister Edith went on to become an early pioneer in medical physics.</p><p>Florence could not study medicine in Dublin as women were not admitted then and went instead to London where she qualified from the London School of Medicine for women later known as the Royal Free Hospital Medical School, qualifying in 1895 top of her class. In 1898 she proceeded to an MD.</p><h4>Work and war contributions</h4><p>She started work in the x-ray department of the Royal Free Hospital in 1902 and set up the x-ray department there with little assistance. In 1907 Dr Harrison Orton was appointed over her as head of department which must have been a great disappointment. In 1914 Florence volunteered her services during the First World War and went on to lead an all women medical unit for soldiers in a hospital in Belgium. Following attacks she moved the unit to France at Chateau Tourlaville near Cherbourg.</p><p>By 1915 she was working for the War Office and running the Fulham military Hospital.</p><h4>Later life</h4><p>Florence's health deteriorated due to excessive radiation exposure and she developed dermatitis in the hands. After the war she moved to Bournemouth where she worked, until retiring in 1928. She was a keen early suffragette.</p><p>She died in 1932.</p><h4>Legacy</h4><p>She was the first female radiologist in the United Kingdom in an era when women faced much difficulty in their lives due to the overt chauvinistic attitudes characteristic at that time. She was a founder member and later President of the Wessex branch of the British Institute of Radiology.</p>- +<p><strong>Florence Stoney</strong> (1870-1932) was an early radiology pioneer and the first female radiologist in the UK.</p><h4>Early Life</h4><p>Florence was born in Ireland to a distinguished family. Interestingly her sister Edith went on to become an early pioneer in medical physics.</p><p>Florence could not study medicine in Dublin as women were not admitted then and went instead to London where she qualified from the London School of Medicine for women later known as the Royal Free Hospital Medical School, qualifying in 1895 top of her class. In 1898 she proceeded to an MD.</p><h4>Work and war contributions</h4><p>She started work in the x-ray department of the Royal Free Hospital in 1902 and set up the x-ray department there with little assistance. In 1907, Dr Harrison Orton was appointed over her as head of department. In 1914, Florence volunteered her services during the First World War, and went on to lead an all women medical unit for soldiers in a hospital in Belgium. Following attacks she moved the unit to France at Chateau Tourlaville near Cherbourg. By 1915, she worked for the War Office and ran the Fulham military Hospital.</p><h4>Later life</h4><p>Florence's health deteriorated due to excessive radiation exposure and she developed dermatitis in the hands. After the war she moved to Bournemouth where she worked, until retiring in 1928. She was a keen early suffragette.</p><p>She died in 1932.</p><h4>Legacy</h4><p>She was the first female radiologist in the United Kingdom in an era when women faced much difficulty in their lives due to the overt chauvinistic attitudes characteristic at that time. She was a founder member and later President of the Wessex branch of the British Institute of Radiology.</p>
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