Eleanor Sproull

Eleanor Rosina Sproull (22 September 1867 – October 1958) was an Irish physician and later nun of the Sisters of Mercy. Sproull was one of the first female physicians of the Victorian era. One of 15 siblings, Sproull was raised in the Church of Ireland. Sproull graduated with her MD in 1908, with a thesis entitled Infantile mortality. A short account of preventive measures in six Yorkshire towns: a general discussion of its causes and best means of prevention.. During this period Sproull suffered from bouts of depression, and in her letters to former classmate Agnes Bennett she detailed her feelings of isolation. In 1934, Sproull relocated to Laleham Abbey and was registered as a nun of the Sisters of Mercy in the 1939 register.

Personal life Sproull was a close friend of her former classmate Agnes Bennett, with whom she wrote monthly letters.