This month’s LWIP hears us interview our first man on the
This month Sarah and Miriam talk with Dan Dalton, former
professional cricketer, former MEP and
wait for it… grandson of an amazing trailblazer in women’s health, Dr Katharina Dalton.
Kittie as she was affectionately known was a woman on a
She was one of the first tranche of female doctors who were
admitted to medical school when they opened things up after the Second World
War qualifying on the day the NHS came into existence in 1948.
Great friends with Miriam’s grandmother, Kittie was the
first to identify and coin the phrases Post Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Post
Natal Depression (PMD) publishing on these topics back in the 1950s with quite some
pushback from the masculine medical establishment.
She successfully treated many women for conditions that the
masculine model of health did not understand, from migraines to mood disorders,
tuning into the importance of glucose management and even getting women off
murder charges because of where they were in their hormonal cycle. AMAZING!
She was a force to be reckoned with whose work was somewhat
sidelined by the establishment and which we now want to bring into the light by
hearing her story and celebrating her as our first post-humous Ultimate Women’s
Health Role Model Award winner.
A fascinating story and a great foundation setter for the
work we need to do with our beyond
bikini medicine campaign.
Enjoy listening and share your feedback in the comments.