A trailblazing 20th Century Doctor has been comemorated with a blue plaque
Mary Tomlinson, who left school at 13 before becoming a nurse and later, a doctor, travelled overseas to India in 1930.
There she became a well-loved member of her community and was devoted to tackling challenging health issues like leprosy and tetanus.
Wigan Councillor Sheila Ramsdale, who has researched Mary’s life for the last 20 years and made the Blue Plaque nomination, added: “Mary came from an incredibly humble background and was a truly inspiring and remarkable woman.
“She had so much courage to go to India, which at the time took seven months by boat, to live out her vocation of helping people in the country.
“Despite being a very humble person who didn’t want any publicity while she was alive, I am so glad that she will always be remembered and has received the recognition of a Blue Plaque.”
