Emmeline Stuart & Catherine Ironside, Part 2

In this episode, we bring you the brief stories of two incredible doctors who are women worth knowing. The first is Dr. Catherine Ironside. She was born just outside of London in 1970. Catherine originally studied to be a nurse, but had such a natural propensity for diagnosis that she decided to study at the London School of Medicine for Women. After she received her medical degree, Catherine joined the Church Missionary Society and was assigned to work in Isfahan, Persia. She lived there until World War I broke out. She later returned to Persia after the war. Though this is only a short sketch of her life, drawn from the little information available, there is much in Catherine’s story to commend her as a Woman Worth Knowing.

Wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Ironside

The second woman is Dr. Emmeline Stuart. There was only one source of information we could find about Dr. Stuart, and that was from Wikipedia. We stumbled on Dr. Stuart in our research on Mary Bird (1859-1914) who was a missionary in Persia. Dr. Emmeline Stuart was the female doctor who was sent to relieve Mary of her medical responsibilities. Dr. Stuart was committed to the cause of the gospel. Though she was a skilled surgeon and doctor, her first concern was for the spiritual well-being of the women in Persia. Though the information on Dr. Emmeline Stuart is scant, what we learned is both inspiring and stunning.