Newsletter – February 2015
February 15th, 2015If you were asked to name a museum in Birmingham I expect the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery would be the first one to come to mind. However, there are at least eight others including Aston Hall, Soho House and the Think Tank. One thing that these eight have in common is that they are supported by The ‘Friends of Birmingham Museums’. Our speaker this month, Deborah De Haas, Chairman of the Friends, explained what she and her fellow members did to support the museums through social and fundraising events. The Trust has been in existence for 85 years and currently has over 1000 members. In recent years it has been able to raise up to £25,000 per year to help acquire works of art of all descriptions to enhance the museums’ collections.
On Tuesday 21st April the society will be visiting Eastnor Castle. Details are available on our website or through the Society’s Village News contact
Our meeting on Tuesday 7th April at 8pm in St. Saviour’s Church Hall sees Dr Sue Jennings presenting ‘Elizabeth Garrett Anderson: First Female Physician’. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson was a feminist who was the first Englishwoman to qualify as a physician and surgeon in Britain. She was an outstanding woman of her time as she was also a co-founder of the first hospital staffed by women, the first female doctor in France and as Mayor of Aldeburgh, the first female mayor and magistrate in Britain. Visitors are most welcome at all our events – see home page for details and contacts.
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
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