She's one of only two Scottish women to have a public statue in Glasgow, with hers standing in the Rose Garden of Elder Park, which she gifted to the people of Govan.
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She provided a building for Queen Margaret College, which provided further education for women, and helped fund its first courses in medicine to allow women to train as doctors.
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She funded a chair of engineering and one of naval architecture at Glasgow University, as well as anatomy lectures at what is now Strathclyde University.
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Amongst other things, she built the Elder Park Library, opened a School for Domestic Economy, created the Elder Cottage Hospital, and Cottage Nurses Training Home.
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Between 1869 and 1906, it was the home of the philanthropist Isabella Elder who funded many causes around the city, but particularly those related to education, especially of women.
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Number 6 Claremont Terrace in the West End of Glasgow. Designed by John Baird in a Classical style, it was originally built in 1842 as a freestanding mansion before being converted into a terrace in 1847.
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The derelict remnants of Fairfield Farm Cottage in the Govan area of Glasgow. The farm was purchased by Isabella Elder in the 1880s and turned into Elder Park for the people of Govan.
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This was paid for by public subscription and sited in the nearby park she donated to the people of Govan in the 1880s. All in all, she was one heck of a Glaswegain!
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A mural of Isabella Elder on a junction box on Elderpark on Glasgow. Created by @scotsuffragettes.bsky.social, it celebrates the life of a woman who did an amazing amount for the people of Govan and Glasgow.
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I love the shape of the entrance to the former Elder Cottage Hospital on Drumoyne Drive in Glasgow. Founded by Isabella Elder in 1902, it was designed in a Late Englsh Renaissance style by J.J. Burnet.
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The Elder Cottage Hospital on Drumoyne Drive in Linthouse area of Glasgow. Founded by Isabella Elder in 1902, it was designed in a Late Englsh Renaissance style by J.J. Burnet.
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