In 1898 two young women doctors arrived in Hove and nervously set up in general practice. Twenty eventful years later Brighton & Hove had two Women’s hospitals. This book is a unique blend of social and local history set against a vivid backdrop of Edwardian Brighton, World War I, and the struggle for women to forge a place in public life.


"Solid, meticulous research of late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century Brighton and Hove and the lives of pioneering women doctors."
Pat Dungey

"This lively account of early-twentieth century pioneering women doctors is teeming with facts, not only about the medical profession but also the womens' suffrage movement and the First World War."
Linda Pointing

"The narrative...is alive and kicking...The personalities of the protagonists really come through whilst a steady pace of documentary evidence and interpretation keeps the reader eager."
Ninka Willcock

"A timely and masterful account...Val Brown's cogent and resonant prose presents the facts and nuances with clarity and poise."
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"Brown paints a vivid portrait of Brighton and Hove in the yearly years of the last century."
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ISBN 978-1-904109-09-9

208pp plus 16 pages plates

Price £7.50 plus £1 postage

Published October 2006

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