Emily Winifred Dickson
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| Born | 13 July 1866 Tyrone, Ireland |
| Died | 19 January 1944 (aged 77) Lancashire, England |
| Nationality | Irish, British |
| Other names | Emily Winifred Dickson Martin |
| Alma mater | Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland |
| Occupation | Doctor |
| Years active | 1891–1944 |
| Known for | First woman Fellow of a College of Surgeons |
Emily Winifred Dickson (13 July 1866 – 19 January 1944) was an Irish doctor who was the first woman Fellow of any Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland or Great Britain.
Dickson, born in Dungannon, County Tyrone, was the fifth child of the Ulster Liberal Member of Parliament Thomas Alexander Dickson. Her mother Elizabeth (née McGeagh) was ill for most of her childhood and doctors were common in the house. Dickson nursed her mother for a year after her school days. She then, with family support, decided she wanted to be a doctor. She had been educated at the Mrs Byers' Ladies Collegiate School in Belfast and went from there to London's Harold House School.
Her brother James was an Ulster Liberal Party Member of Parliament for the borough of Dungannon from 1880 to 1885.
Dickson was not allowed to attend Trinity College, Dublin, as women were not permitted. In 1887 she was accepted to the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland which was just starting to accept women as students. She was the only woman medical student in her year. She managed to complete her training as she was permitted to take part in all the necessary activities in Sir Patrick Dun's Hospital, the Rotunda Lying-in Hospital and the National Eye and Ear Infirmary as well as the Donnybrook Dispensary and Richmond Lunatic Asylum.
Dickson achieved her licence in 1891 and her Bachelor of Medicine in 1893, the latter with first class honours. In the same year, she was elected Fellow of the college, the first in Ireland or Great Britain.
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