Surname: Hume (later Hume-Rothery) Forename(s): Mary Catherine b. 14 December 1824. d. 14 February 1885. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Poet and campaigner for medical reform. Born in London. Married Rev. William Rothery,
and changed her surname to “Hume-Rothery” in 1866. Advocated for women’s health education
and admission to the medical profession. She also campaigned against mandatory vaccinations,
founding the National Anti-Compulsory Vaccination League. Became a Swedenborgian member
of the New Church. Author of Normiton: A Dramatic Poem (1857) and Sappho: A Poem (1862). Biographical information: ODNB, BL. (SP)