Margaret Glen Bott
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Margaret Stote Glen Bott OBE (1891–1969) was a physician and a city councillor, who worked in Nottingham and was the first woman surgeon at the Nottingham Women's Hospital.
Born in Bolton in 1891,[1] Glen Bott was the youngest of six children – her father Alexander was a clergyman and her mother's name was Mina Stote.[2] Glen Bott moved to Nottingham in 1916,[3] where she was employed at the Nottingham General Hospital nursing injured soldiers from WW1, and she lived at 2 Newcastle Circus in The Park Estate, Nottingham.[4][5] Glen Bott trained at the London School of Medicine for Women, now the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, where she qualified with the Conjoint Diploma in 1915, as degrees were not then awarded in England for women training in medicine.[4]
Professional life
In 1919 Glen Bott set up her own practice in Nottingham and became the first woman surgeon at the Nottingham Women's Hospital, 29–31 Castle Gate, Nottingham[6] and she was also an assistant surgeon at the Nottingham Children's Hospital (NWHG). In trade directories for 1920,1922 she was listed as a surgeon at 9 Wellington Circus, Nottingham.[7] Glen Bott lived at 15 Regent Street, Nottingham in 1925 and 1939.[8] After nearly 20 years specialising in gynaecological work she was recognised through election to Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (FRCOG).[4] Alongside her medical work in 1937, Glen Bott was appointed as a city magistrate.[3][5]
Civic duty
During WW2 Glen Bott was co-opted onto the Nottingham City Council, a choice later ratified by the citizens at the first post-war election and she served as a Conservative city councillor for Mapperley Ward from 1939–1958[3], was elected an Alderman in1956.[9][3] Marking the Festival of Britain, Glen Bott, as Municipal Vice-President, opened 'A Festival Exhibition of local scenes' which was exhibited from 17 September to 6 October 1951.[10]