Great Turnout for Unveiling of Blue Plaque for Dr Margaret Jackson
Last Saturday, 28 Sep 2024, saw the unveiling of the blue plaque for Dr Margaret Jackson, pioneer of family planning and infertility medicine, outside the Margaret Jackson Centre, at 4 Barnfield Hill. The event was very well attended by family members, people who remembered Dr Jackson personally, Civic Society members, Trustees of the Margaret Jackson Centre, those with an interest in reproductive healthcare, and our new Exeter MP Steve Race. After short speeches outside the Centre, where the plaque will be soon be fixed in place, the group walked to Barnfield Theatre and a reception was held with presentations in the Clifford Room, filled to the last seat.
Dr Jackson (1898-1987) was a pioneer of family planning and fertility treatment, who worked in Exeter and Devon for over fifty years. She was at the forefront of the development of new forms of contraception, but also helped many couples struggling with infertility to have children. She and her husband Lawrence Jackson were GPs in Crediton, and are remembered with affection by their patients there.
Unveiling outside No 4 Barnfield Hill
Reception at Barnfield Theatre and Presentations in the Clifford Room
