Letter from Thomas Kirkpatrick to the Secretary of the National Union of Women Workers, 28 November 1917

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Letter from Thomas Kirkpatrick to the Secretary of the National Union of Women Workers, 28 November 1917

1 28th NOVEMBER, 17. The Hon.Secretary of the
National Union of Women Workers,
Dublin. Madam, I am requested by the President of the Royal College of
Physicians of Ireland to invite the Dublin Branch of the
National Union of Women Workers to nominate a Representative
to discuss amendments to the Midwives (Ireland) Bill with
the Parliamentary Committee of this College. The Committee
will meet on Tuesday next the 4th December, prox., at 4.30 p.m.,
and I shall feel greatly obliged if you will let me know the
name of your Representative before that date. I am, Madam,
Yours faithfully,
Fellow & Registrar.

From 1910 until 1954 Thomas Percy Kirkpatrick (1869-1954) served as the registrar for the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. He also served as the general secretary of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland. He took a particular interest in what were then termed venereal diseases; to encourage his patients (many of whom were prostitutes) to attend, he held a clinic for women at a discreet early morning hour to facilitate anonymity.

Thomas Kirkpatrick
1917-11-28
Medicine Industry and Public Administration

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Letters 1916, published by the Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities, Vienna, 2026 (https://letters1916static.github.io/letters1916-static/item__4668.html)