Don't miss a thing by signing up to the MyOldham newsletter here A new road at the heart of an Oldham regeneration project is to be named after the borough’s first female GP.
The road, at Hollinwood Junction, is to be called Olive Claydon Way in honour of her pioneering work in medicine and women’s rights which has left a lasting legacy.
Initially specialising in obstetrics, Dr Olive Claydon gained an MD from the London Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine for Women and moved back to Oldham to become the town’s first female GP. READ MORE: Police helicopter involved in chase after two cars stolen in Stockport In 1910 she helped to launch Oldham Women’s Suffrage Society while working as a doctor from her home at 29 Belgrave Road and
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