Mrs Thorne, as she was known, was a member of the feminist Edinburgh Seven, who campaigned and succeeded in securing the right by statute for women to be educated to qualify as doctors.
La Sra. Thorne, como se la conocía, era miembro del grupo feminista de los Siete de Edimburgo, que hizo campaña y consiguió que las mujeres tuvieran derecho a recibir una formación médica.