Evelyn Scott
Nominee Profile
Location: Surrey
Evelyn Scott was a teenager when she first began suffering from the symptoms of endometriosis, a condition which affects one in ten women. For fifteen years she endured constant, agonising pain, dismissals of hysteria, irresponsible misdiagnoses and a deplorable lack of support. With every refusal to take her experience seriously, the medical industry’s position was made clear: to be female is to inevitably live in pain. She was eventually diagnosed after fifteen years, and had to fundraise to have a hysterectomy in 2025.
She has dedicated her life to raising awareness and exposing the
shocking realities of gynaecological neglect. Her book, A Bloody Scandal: How Medicine Fails Women in Pain, will be published in August 2026. With unflinching honesty, this book is an urgent call to action for empathy-led approaches in understanding and treating female pain.
She has dedicated her life to raising awareness and exposing the
shocking realities of gynaecological neglect. Her book, A Bloody Scandal: How Medicine Fails Women in Pain, will be published in August 2026. With unflinching honesty, this book is an urgent call to action for empathy-led approaches in understanding and treating female pain.