Janet Mary Campbell

Who is Janet Mary Campbell?

Dame Dr Janet Mary Campbell, DBE, MD, MS, Hon. DHy, JP was a British physician and medical officer.

Active in refugee relief, Dr Campbell reached out to assist orphaned Basque children following the fascist bombings of the Basque region of Spain, particularly Guernica, during the Spanish Civil War.

She served as Senior Medical Officer for Maternity and Child Welfare at the Ministry of Health and Chief Woman Medical Adviser to the Board of Education. She helped in preparing the 1923 Hadow Report, Differentiation of the curriculum for boys and girls respectively in secondary schools.