Dumfries to honour woman who overcame prejudice as heroic nurse and Sufragette

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A pioneering woman who overcame prejudice as a heroic nurse and Suffragette is set to be honoured in Dumfries – a century after her death.Dr Flora Murray, who was born in Dalton and worked at Crichton Royal Hospital in Dumfries, is a celebrated figure nationally.She is revered for many significant achievements, including founding the Women’s Hospital Corps with her lifelong partner, Dr Louisa Garrett, and running military hospitals for both the French and British during WWI.Dr Murray’s face has been printed on Scottish bank notes – yet she is not widely recognised in her home region.Councillor Linda Dorward is aiming to change that, calling for a memorial to be put in place either where Dr Murray worked locally – the Rutherford McGowan Building at the Crichton – or at her home in Dalton.She said: “She with her partner in life, and work surgeon, Dr Louisa Garrett Anderson, overcame the prejudice and bigotry of a male-dominated medical profession, a male-dominated government, and a male-dominated war office.“They were invited by the British Government, after a similarly successful operation in France, to open a military hospital in the UK run almost entirely by women to treat men – using skills she honed at the Crichton Royal.“It is significant that her achievements have been recognised nationally.

Her portrait is on the Bank of Scotland £100 note, despite being a local girl, born in Dalton and working in the Crichton Royal Hospital, she’s relatively unknown in our region.”The Labour group thanked the council’s museum and library staff for events marking women’s history month and LGBTQ+ history month, along with exhibitions praising the work of women such as Dr Murray.Councillor Dorward added: “But arguably that is not