Evelyn Hickmans

Evelyn Marion Hickmans was born in 1882 in Wolverhampton. She attended Birmingham University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in 1905, and a Master of Science in 1906. She moved to London University, where she studied dietetics and household science, and then helped establish a similar course in Toronto. ==Professional career==

In 1923 Hickmans joined her cousin, paediatrician Dr Leonard Parsons, at Birmingham Children's Hospital, where she spent the rest of her career. Hickmans died in Wolverhampton on 16 January 1972, aged 89. ==References==