Alice McLaren

Dr Alice McLaren (1860 - 1945) was a Scottish medical doctor, gynecologist, suffragist and advocate for women's health and women's rights. She was the first woman medical practitioner in Glasgow.

Early life and education McLaren was born in Edinburgh to William Cunningham McLaren and Maria Amelia Wilson, and was the last of six siblings. She graduated with first class honours in Medicine from University of London in 1893. McLaren trained at Glasgow Royal Infirmary.

Medical career

The British Medical Journal's obituary of McLaren noted that she was the first woman gynecologist in Glasgow. In 1902, she was involved in founding the Glasgow Women's Private Hospital alongside Elizabeth Margaret Pace.

Later life During her time in Glasgow, she shared a house with Elizabeth Margaret Pace at 7 Newton Place until the latter's marriage in 1906. McLaren died in Crail in 1945.