ARC-Onderstepoort Veterinary Research2019-11-062019-11-061931PE2634ahttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/72141Scanned image of a photographic glass-plate negativeMary Elizabeth Bruce (nee Steele) (1849-1931) was co-worker with her husband Sir David Bruce. She made important and often vital scientific contributions to her husband's work. She was a microbiologist. In the South African War the husband and wife were in Ladysmith, where Bruce was in command of a large military hospital and acted as operating surgeon, whilst his wife was sister-in-charge of the operating theatre. For her nursing work she was afterwards awarded the Royal Red Cross. During 1908 and 1911 they worked on trypanosomiasis in Uganda and Nyasaland. In the First World War they did important work together on the aetiology and control of trench fever and tetanus. Lady Bruce was awarded the O.B.E. (Order of the British Empire) for her scientific work. (Source: Wives of Some Famous Doctors / Sir Weldon Dalrymple-Champneys, Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine, Vol 52)1 photo : black and whitePDFOriginal medium: Glass-plate negative©2019 ARC- Onderstepoort Veterinary Research (Original) , University of Pretoria (Digital). Provided for educational purposes only. It may not be downloaded, reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the original copyright holder. Any attempt to circumvent the access controls placed on this file is a violation of copyright laws and is subject to criminal prosecution. Please contact the collection administrator for copyright issues.Veterinary scienceGlass negativeMicrobiologistVeterinary medicine -- HistoryVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaVeterinary medicine -- PhotographsStill Image