This Mad Folly' - The history of Australia's women doctors traces the achievements of women medical practitioners. They courageously pursued their medical courses in the face of organised and often bitter opposition, especially in Sydney and Melbourne. In 1891, Melbourne and Adelaide shared the honour of graduating the first women in medicine in Australia - Dr Clara Stone and Dr Margaret Whyte (University of Melbourne), and Dr Laura M. Fowler (University of Adelaide). Four other Australian women had previously graduated overseas: Dr Constance Stone (Canada, 1888), Dr McCulloch Knight and Dr Stella Taylor (London, 1889) and Dr Dagmar Berne (London, 1891). Dr McCulloch Knight died during post-graduate study and Dr Taylor went to Boston, USA but the others returned to Australia to practise. Of the first group of Victorian medical women graduates, there are varied newspaper referenced, but the graduation at the University of Sydney of the first two New South Wales, Dr Iza Coghlan and Dr Grace Robinson in 1893, were completely ignored.