Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Irish independence

  • Ada English: The forgotten fighter

    Laura KingAtlanta, GA, United States A reformer of psychiatric care, a fighter for Irish independence, and a forgotten figure in Irish history—that was Dr. Adeline (Ada) English. As a female physician working in Ireland from the beginning to the middle of the 1900s, English faced obstacles because of both her sex and her politics. However,…