Dame Louisa Brandreth Aldrich-Blake DBE (15 August 1865 – 28 December 1925) was a pioneering surgeon and one of the first British women to enter the world of modern medicine. Surgeon Louisa Aldrich-Blake, nicknamed ‘Madame la Générale’ during the time she spent at Royaumont, lived with her friend Rosamond Wigram. Dr Octavia Wilberforce described Dr Louisa Aldrich-Blake as ‘a tall, massive individual who wore a stiff collar and a tie like a man’s’. Aldrich-Blake enjoyed boxing and cricket, and was a skilled mechanic.
Dame Louisa Brandreth Aldrich-Blake DBE (15 August 1865 – 28 December 1925) was a pioneering surgeon and one of the first British women to enter the world of modern medicine. Surgeon Louisa Aldrich-Blake, nicknamed ‘Madame la Générale’ during the time she spent at Royaumont, lived with her friend Rosamond Wigram. Dr Octavia Wilberforce described Dr Louisa Aldrich-Blake as ‘a tall, massive individual who wore a stiff collar and a tie like a man’s’. Aldrich-Blake enjoyed boxing and cricket, and was a skilled mechanic.
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