When Octavia Wilberforce was born in the quiet market town of Petworth in the late 1800s, the idea of a woman becoming a doctor was just shy of scandalous. As a well-brought-up débutante, she was meant to marry someone titled, learn how to pour tea properly, and fade politely into upper-class domestic life. But Octavia had … Continue reading Incredible Sussex Women: Octavia Wilberforce