Dr. Mary Strangman was an extraordinary Quaker Irish woman whose accomplishments were in danger of being forgotten. She was one of Ireland’s first medical doctors whose work saved countless lives among Waterford’s poor; an early lecturer in the field of alcohol and drug addiction; a pioneering suffragette; and, more. Yet she is largely unknown to the Irish public. This is changing with a new play, A Medical Woman – The Life and Times of Dr. Mary Strangman [1872-1943].
It will be performed for one night only, Saturday 7 September in Ballymaloe Grainstore, on the grounds of Ballymaloe House in East Cork. It is a most suitable setting as Mary’s cousin farmed the land on which the Ballymaloe Cookery School is now located.
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