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Jennifer Loehnis, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson League of Friends

As a great grand-daughter of Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, it could have felt inevitable that Jenny Loehnis would find herself as Chairman of the League of Friends. As it was, she did inherit the role from her Aunt and was pleased to continue the fa...

Story: Jennifer Loehnis - Central London

Family History as a key to involvement
00:02 – 01:57
A generation of women who gave their time
01:57 – 03:18
The Difference a Friends Group Makes
03:18 – 05:23
Merging with UCLH
05:23 – 07:00
Using Links with the wider Community
07:00 – 07:41
Activity in the Hospital
07:41 – 08:58
Common Values, wherever a Friend is located
08:58 – 10:53

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Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital

The Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Obstetric Hospital and its predecessor organisations provided healthcare to women in central London from the mid - Victorian era. It was named after Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, one of Britain's first female physicia...

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