Photo: Andrea Massey On 21 March, the Orkney Women Doctors Research Group (OWDRG) held an “Open Day” in the MacGillivray Room at the Orkney Library & Archive. This followed on from an exhibition last year, at the Pier Arts Centre, and in North Ronaldsay which looked at the career of Dr Beatrice Garvie, who worked in North Ronaldsay in the 1930s and ‘40s. Since then, the group have continued to research the early women doctors; so far more than fifty. The aim of the Open Day was to showcase our research so far. We also hoped to hear some more memories and stories of these early women doctors and their time in Orkney. We had a steady stream of visitors during the day who showed a keen interest in the project and our research to date. Thanks to all those who came, we really enjoyed chatting with you. Here are a few photos from the Open Day: Our OWDRG quilt details all of the early women doctors found so far and where they were located. This is a work in progress, and ...