#OnThisDay in 1879, Dr Annie Wainwright Hyatt was born. She was a trailblazer at a time when it was very difficult for women to become doctors. Plus she worked through both world wars in the Shepton Mallet area.

Pictured is Shepton Mallet from the early 1900s.

#qotd Have you read books with medical themes?

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