{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Dr Mary Josephine Hannan (1859 \u2013 1936)","description":"Dr Mary Josephine Hannan was the first woman both to train and to qualify at RCSI. Born in Dublin, she enrolled in 1886 (a year after women were first admitted) and received her licence in 1890. A short time later she travelled to India to work in several of Lady Dufferin\u2019s hospitals dedicated to female healthcare. In 1896, she established herself as Cardiff\u2019s first practising female doctor. Subsequently, Hannan relocated to South Africa where she became a member of the General Committee of the South African Medical Congress. For many years she worked as a medical officer to native women and lectured in midwifery at the Victoria Maternity Hospital, Johannesburg. A champion of women\u2019s rights, Hannan was a member of the Women\u2019s Enfranchisement League; on occasion, she refused to pay taxes which applied to unmarried women but not unmarried men. She also founded the Girl Guide movement in Pretoria. ","author_name":"Women on Walls at RCSI","author_url":"https:\/\/www.accenture.com\/ie-en\/women-on-walls","html":"