Elsie Inglis (1864-1917) started her medical training at the revolutionary "Edinburgh School of Medicine for Women" and was one of the first women doctors in the UK by the end of the 19th century. But she is best remembered for her work throughout Europe during the First World War, setting up field hospitals in countries including France, Belgium, Serbia, Romania, Greece and Russia. She is credited with saving the lives of hundreds of thousands of servicemen. There are statues to her in many of the countries in which she gave service - but nothing in Scotland, despite being called "Edinburgh's Florence Nightingale". However, a campaign has been launched to create a permanent statue to her in the Scottish Capital. It is argued that there are statues in Edinburgh to people who are barely famous. Elsie Inglis, on the other hand, brought honour to Scotland and her adopted city and she deserves to be recognised
