Letitia Fairfield

Dates: 1885-1978

Lived at: Fairliehope, 5 Chatham Close

Suffrage organisation(s):

• Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU)
• Church League for Women’s Suffrage (CLWS)

Key roles:

• Regular speaker for CLWS

1911 Census:

• The Fairfield family evaded the census

Militant Activities:

• Letitia was initially a member of the WSPU
• Joined the non-militant CLWS

Other achievements:

• Doctor (qualified Edinburgh 1911).
• Medical Officer for the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps
• Later Inspector of Medical Services for WRAF (Awarded CBE for work during WW1)
• First female Chief Medical Officer for the Greater London Council
• Qualified as barrister (1923)
• Public health advocate
• Executive member of Fabian Society
• During WW2 was Senior Woman Medical Officer of the Armed Forces.

 

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