Tina Gray

Tina Gray
Born 1885
Helensburgh
Died 1985
Nationality Scottish
Alma mater Glasgow School of Art
University of Glasgow
Occupation surgeon
Years active 1914-1946
Known for Glasgow Royal Infirmary

Tina Gray (1885– 1985) was a medical pioneer and the sister of 'Glasgow Girl' Norah Neilson Gray.

Family life

Glasgow Shipyard, where Gray's father owned ships
the Glasgow School of Art

Gray was born in Helensburgh, one of the seven children of Norah Neilson and George Gray. George Gray was a ship owner in Glasgow.[1] During Gray's childhood the family enjoyed some affluence, but the shipping industry suffered badly following the First World War, and the family's wealth suffered as a result.[2] Tina was homeschooled, and went on to study drawing and painting at the Glasgow School of Art from 1901-1903.[3] Her sister, the 'Glasgow Girl' Norah Neilson Gray, also studied at the Glasgow School of Art and enjoyed international recognition until her untimely death in 1931.[4]

Career

A painting of a military hospital by Gray's sister, Norah Neilson Gray

WW1

Gray, like her sister, volunteered during World War I. Whilst Gray's sister volunteered with the suffragist-affiliated Scottish Women's Hospitals, Gray volunteered as a nurse with the British Red Cross.[5] She was based at the 25th stationary hospital in Rouen, a British military hospital for infectious diseases,[6] where she was given the award of one scarlet stripe.[7]

Interwar period

In 1925, Gray graduated from the University of Glasgow at the age of 41 with a medical degree and eventually became the assistant surgeon at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary.[8] She was one of only two female senior surgeons in Scotland at that time.[9]

WW2

During World War II, Gray was appointed as a surgeon at Dunfermline and Stonehouse hospitals.[10]

Postwar period

Gray retired from Glasgow Royal Infirmary in 1946, and remained at Stonehouse until late 1947.[11] Gray was a member of the Glasgow and West of Scotland Lady Artists' Society (elected 1939). She died aged 100 in 1985.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Scotland's People". GSA Archives Catalogue. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  2. ↑ Arthur, Liz. Glasgow Girls: Artists and Designers 1890-1930. Kirkcudbright2000.
  3. ↑ Arthur, Liz. Glasgow Girls: Artists and Designers 1890-1930. Kirkcudbright2000.
  4. ↑ Arthur, Liz. Glasgow Girls: Artists and Designers 1890-1930. Kirkcudbright2000.
  5. ↑ "History and Origin: First World War". British Red Cross. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Obituary of Tina Gray". British Medical Journal. 289: 773. PMC 1442793Freely accessible.
  7. ↑ "Search results | British Red Cross". www.redcross.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
  8. ↑ "University of Glasgow Story". University of Glasgow. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "Biography of Dr Tina Gray". The University of Glasgow. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "University of Glasgow Story". University of Glasgow. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  11. ↑ British Medical Directory.
  12. ↑ "Obituary of Tina Gray". British Medical Journal. 289: 773. PMC 1442793Freely accessible.
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