![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
![Oldham News | Main News | Jean Purdy and another 'forgotten' nurse to be honoured for IVF work - Oldham Chronicle Oldham News | Main News | Jean Purdy and another 'forgotten' nurse to be honoured for IVF work - Oldham Chronicle](https://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/uploads/f2/news/img/201975_15636.jpg)
Oldham News | Main News | Jean Purdy and another 'forgotten' nurse to be honoured for IVF work - Oldham Chronicle
![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
![Female scientist who was crucial in developing IVF left off blue plaque in favour of male colleagues Female scientist who was crucial in developing IVF left off blue plaque in favour of male colleagues](https://i.inews.co.uk/content/uploads/2019/06/HEALTH-IVF-125983.jpg)
Female scientist who was crucial in developing IVF left off blue plaque in favour of male colleagues
Edwards, Purdy and Steptoe at Bourn Hall 1981 (courtesy Bourn Hall Clinic). | Download Scientific Diagram
![A memorial service is held around 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 A memorial service is held around 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](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PA4N3M/a-memorial-service-is-held-around-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-PA4N3M.jpg)