Catalogue description Dorothy Christian Hare 1876-1967 F. 1936

By Frederick John Hayes Whicker,

Nearly whole length seated to right, hands in lap. in an interior: light greyish-brown hair, grey eyebrows, pale blue eyes, short prominent nose, short lips, brownish, wrinkled complexion: doctoral hat and scarlet robe lined with purple, over plain black high-necked dress: stool upholstered in brown: light brown wall with dark brown dado below: through the window left the Senate House of London University: signed bottom left: F. Whicker.

F. Whicker is the signature of Frederick John Hayes Whicker, of Falmouth, (1956).

Presented by Mrs. H. A. T. Child and Mr. Ewan Hare, niece and nephew of the sitter, October 1968.

Who's Who in Art, 8th ed. 1956, pp. 757-758; Commentary, April 1969, p. 48.

Born 14 September 1876 at Bath. She was educated privately till the age of 19 - then, Cheltenham Ladies' College; London School of Medicine for Women, graduating 1905.

House appointments at the Royal Free and Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospitals for 5 years.

1910-16 practised general medicine in Cambridge; 1916 Malta, attached to the RAMC.

1918-19 appointed chief medical director, Women's Royal Naval Service during which period she became concerned for the plight of patients with VD and, in particular, the patient who was a single woman and pregnant. No 'respectable' home for unmarried mothers wanted them and treatment then was protracted and tedious. Dorothy Hare set up two hostels for treatment and after-care which continued to be busy until antibiotics made them redundant.

Awarded CBE in 1919. In the same year she became medical registrar at the Royal Free Hospital. She was appointed to the staff of Royal Free and Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospitals in 1929.

She sang and drew well; took a keen interest in amateur theatricals; liked to travel.

A calm, confident presence.