![Louise Brown (right), the world's first test tube baby and Grace MacDonald, the mother of the world's first test tube baby boy, lay flowers at the grave of Jean Purdy, the first Louise Brown (right), the world's first test tube baby and Grace MacDonald, the mother of the world's first test tube baby boy, lay flowers at the grave of Jean Purdy, the first](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PA4MX3/louise-brown-right-the-worlds-first-test-tube-baby-and-grace-macdonald-the-mother-of-the-worlds-first-test-tube-baby-boy-lay-flowers-at-the-grave-of-jean-purdy-the-first-embryologist-and-forgotten-ivf-pioneer-to-mark-the-40th-anniversary-of-ivf-at-the-church-of-st-andrew-and-st-mary-in-grantchester-cambridge-PA4MX3.jpg)
Louise Brown (right), the world's first test tube baby and Grace MacDonald, the mother of the world's first test tube baby boy, lay flowers at the grave of Jean Purdy, the first
![Kofinas Fertility on X: "Jean Purdy was the first nurse and clinical embryologist to witness the division of embryonic cells. She worked with Dr. Patrick Steptoe and Dr. Robert Edwards, developing the Kofinas Fertility on X: "Jean Purdy was the first nurse and clinical embryologist to witness the division of embryonic cells. She worked with Dr. Patrick Steptoe and Dr. Robert Edwards, developing the](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FrNV-PdXoAI_7p4.jpg)
Kofinas Fertility on X: "Jean Purdy was the first nurse and clinical embryologist to witness the division of embryonic cells. She worked with Dr. Patrick Steptoe and Dr. Robert Edwards, developing the
Freya - There is a long history of female scientists' contributions being overlooked. . .But the case of Jean Purdy in the 70's is a perfect example of how heavy can the
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