Margaret Stott Bhore
British missionary
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Margaret Wilkie Bhore OBE (née Stott; 20 June 1884 – 30 December 1945), also known as Lady Bhore, was a Scottish physician, missionary, and philanthropist in India. She was the wife of Indian civil servant Sir Joseph William Bhore.
20 June 1884
Margaret Stott Bhore | |
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Margaret, Lady Bhore, from a 1935 newspaper | |
| Born | Margaret Wilkie Stott 20 June 1884 Dundee, Scotland, UK |
| Died | 30 December 1945 (aged 61) Bhopal |
| Other name | Lady Bhore |
| Occupations | Physician, missionary, philanthropist |
| Spouse | Sir Joseph William Bhore |
Early life and education
Margaret Wilkie Stott was born on 20 June 1884 in Dundee, the daughter of Joseph Stott.[1] Her father was a cabinet maker and upholsterer.[2] She attended the Morgan Academy and earned a medical degree at St. Andrews University in Dundee in 1907.[3][4] Her training focused on materia medica, pathology, forensic medicine, and public health.[5]
Career
Stott worked as an assistant physician in Preston for a year,[4] then went to India in 1908, to be medical officer at the Baptist Mission Hospital in Berhampore.[6] She lived in Delhi, where she served on civic committees and charity boards for health, especially maternal and child welfare,[7] and on anti-tuberculosis efforts.[8] She worked with the YWCA and the Red Cross. She was on governing boards of the Lady Irwin College for Girls and the Lady Hardinge Medical College in Delhi.[3][4] She accompanied her husband on tours and visits for his government work.[9][10][11] The couple represented India in the procession of carriages at the Imperial Silver Jubilee celebrations in London in 1935.[12][13] During World War II, she was active in addressing the needs of soldiers' families in Bhopal.[14]
Lady Bhore was awarded the Delhi Durbar Medal in 1911. She was awarded the MBE in 1919, for her wartime work in Cochin.[15] She received the gold Kaisar-i-Hind Medal in 1934,[16] and was elevated to the OBE in 1944.[17]