The wonderful Catherine Hamlin has died.

She was wonderful. I hope we can honour her memory by making her dream of an end to obstetric fistula come true.

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What an absolute heroine

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Thanks for posting about her.

that is sad news

Very sad news, but I'm glad to have read about her and all the good work she did.

Wow. She achieved so much.

An amazing woman who contributed massively to the gynaecological health of some of the most marginalised and oppressed women.

DF, a retired GP and obstetrician, has donated to one of the fistula charities for many years. It was he who alerted me to the issue and explained it to me in laywoman',s terms.

Catherine Hamlin was an amazing woman.

Another true heroine. I hadn't heard of Catherine Hamlin, so thanks for posting this.

I've just set up a direct debit to Hamlin Fistula, which has lifted the gloom I get from reading about the current war on women's rights. At least this is one thing I can do for some of the world's most oppressed women.

It's like the actions taken by ordinary women to question the new antifeminist dogma, to stand up for our rights. Each action may be small, like that few quid a month towards fistula surgery. But in total we can do something valuable.

Thank you for posting

A brilliant woman - someone who actually made a difference.

From (also Dr James Barry) Dr's Elizabeth Garrett Anderson & Sophia Jex-Blake to Catherine Hamlin, female doctors rock!

An amazing woman who helped so many others. I remain sad that she never spoke of or apologised for what happened at Crown St Hospital when she and her husband worked there in the 60s and so many single women had their babies taken from them. I guess it was supported by society at the time but many are still suffering and I wish she'd spoken of it.