Averil Mansfield CBE was born in Blackpool in 1937, where she grew up in a council house. Even in becoming a doctor, she was achieving against the odds. But her desire from the age of eight was to go further still and work as a surgeon; a goal she was delighted to achieve in 1972. Based in Liverpool, Averil was the UK's first ever female vascular surgeon; she went on to become the first female professor of surgery too. She has since been awarded a number of honorary titles and prizes, including a CBE in 1999 and an NHS Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018. Now widowed, she lives in London.
A great read. I am honoured to have worked with such a legend
*David Nott*
An amazing journey recounted with modesty and humour. A wonderful
read
*Julian Fellowes*
Delightful, brave, funny, lovely and self-deprecating. Professor
Mansfield really has paved the way for others
*Dr Fiona Godlee, first female editor-in-chief of The British
Medical Journal*
Remarkable
*Lauren Laverne*
A role model for women
*Independent*
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