<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nAs a suffragist, Eliza\u2019s path was shaped by her dissatisfaction with the low level of medical care available to women. This frustration eventually led her to political activism, and she joined the suffrage movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She became the secretary of the Edinburgh National Society for Women\u2019s Suffrage. She had joined the organization while her father was still alive, and he supported her in this.<\/p>\n\n\n\nEliza had a close working relationship with Millicent Fawcett, who led the National Union of Women\u2019s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS). In 1906, the two women founded the Women\u2019s Suffrage Federation, and Eliza had the honour of becoming the secretary of the organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>Wartime<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nWhen World War I broke out, Eliza was able to demonstrate her full potential as an activist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite resistance from the government, she succeeded in establishing the Scottish Women\u2019s Hospitals (SWH) Committee. This organization, funded by the women\u2019s suffrage movement, aimed to provide hospitals with doctors, nurses, technical staff, and transport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To fund such a large-scale project, Eliza turned to the Scottish Red Cross for assistance, but the head of the organization refused her request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Undeterred, Eliza used her own money to open a fund for the project. Millicent Fawcett supported her and suggested that Eliza present the initiative in London. Within a month, the fund\u2019s budget had increased by a thousand pounds. However, the goal was fifty thousand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>Captivity<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nAt the same time, Eliza\u2019s organization was sending personnel to other countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fourteen teams were dispatched to France, Belgium, Russia, and Serbia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eliza herself joined the team sent to Serbia, where she worked to improve hygiene. This effort eventually led to a decrease in the incidence of typhus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a result, four SWH units were established in Serbia. However, in 1915, during the occupation of the region by Austro-Hungarian and German forces, Eliza was captured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She was not repatriated to Switzerland until 1916. But shortly after returning to Scotland, she began raising funds for a new team that would be sent to Russia. In August 1916, Eliza went to Odessa with the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the chaos of retreat, they made their way to Braila on the Danube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once in Braila, Eliza was the only surgeon among six doctors. She had to work tirelessly to provide care to 11,000 wounded soldiers and sailors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On her way to Renia, Eliza received the heartbreaking news that her nephew had been shot in the head. She wrote to her sister, expressing sympathy for the loss of her son. In the letter, she also noted that it was impossible to understand everything that was happening. The only thing that mattered was to keep contributing because \u201cwhatever we lose, it\u2019s all for the rights we stand for.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>Return and Final Journey<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nEliza managed to stay in Russia for another summer, but her health deteriorated, and she had to return to the United Kingdom. Soon after her arrival, she passed away from colon cancer on November 26, 1917.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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