Winifred Cullis
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Winifred Cullis in the 1930s
Winifred Cullis (2 June 1875 – 13 November 1956) was a physician and academic, and the first woman to hold a professorial chair at a medical school.[1]
Born in Gloucester she went to Newnham College, Cambridge and then London School of Medicine for Women. She became professor of physiology at the University of London in 1919.[1][2]
She was president of the British Federation of University Women (1925–1929) and the International Federation of University Women (1929–1932).[3] She toured the world extensively promoting higher education for women[4] and also promoted adult education via radio shows.[5]
The International Federation of University Women has an award in her honour.[6]
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