21 Facts About Helen Hanson

Helen Beatrice de Rastricke Hanson was a British physician, missionary and suffragist.

Helen Hanson was with her family as they moved to Richmond and then to Bognor Regis until at fourteen she was sent to a boarding school run by her cousins.

Helen Hanson was a voracious student and she decided to take up the challenge of a career in medicine.

Helen Hanson had a Bedford College scholarship but decided to study at the London School of Medicine for Women.

Helen Hanson took at a certificate in tropical medicine in 1905.

Helen Hanson worked at the Hospital for Women and Children at Bristol, and the Morpeth and Menston county asylums before deciding to leave the country.

Helen Hanson had decided to take her skills to India like her role model Mary Scharlieb.

Helen Hanson left from Exeter Hall in 1905 and set out for Lucknow to work at the Kinnaird Memorial Hospital which was named for Mary Jane Kinnaird.

Helen Hanson was given a level of responsibility and she was hospital's director when the usual person went on holiday.

Helen Hanson had learnt Urdu and she worked hospitals at Benares and Jaunpur and St Luke's Zenana Hospital at Palampur.

Helen Hanson remained interested in missionary work but did not feel well enough to return.

Helen Hanson became a member of the Church of England on her return.

Helen Hanson had been brought up in a family who was politically active and in support of women having the vote.

Helen Hanson joined Emmeline Pankhurst's Women's Social and Political Union and she was one of those arrested on Black Friday.

Helen Hanson had been a member of the University of London Suffrage Society, the Women's Freedom League, the Industrial Christian Fellowship, the Association for Moral and Social Hygiene and the League of Nations Union.

Helen Hanson was one of the few women to serve with the Royal Army Medical Corps and she was given the rank of captain.

Helen Hanson served in France, Turkey, Malta and Serbia and was given medals to record her services.

Helen Hanson served with that group until 1920 when she returned to her pre-war job.

Helen Hanson was one of London county council' assistant school medical officers.

Helen Hanson continued to submit contributions to suffrage publications and the British Medical Journal.

Helen Hanson was run down by a motor vehicle and later died of her injuries on 6 July 1926.