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Strength of mind : 125 years of women in medicine / edited by Jacqueline Healy. |
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Author: |
Healy, Jacqueline. Healy, Jacqueline, editor. Alexander, Elizabeth, 1946- Best, James D., 1945- Gunn, Jane, writer of introduction. University of Melbourne. Medical History Museum, issuing body.
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Imprint: |
[Melbourne, Vic.] : Medical History Museum, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, 2013. |
Collation: |
192 pages : illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour), paperback ; 21 cm. |
Subject: |
University of Melbourne Medicine Exhibitions Exhibition catalogs Women
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ISBN: |
9780734048608 : |
Notes: |
"Women were admitted to Melbourne Medical School in 1887, 25 years after the course had commenced but 21 years before women were entitled to vote in Victoria. These first seven female medical students were tenacious, resilient, and visionary; challenging the social values of their day and making major contributions to public health in Victoria. Led by Constance Stone the first woman to register as a doctor in Victoria in 1890 ( she had undertaken her medical education in Canada) they went on to establish the Queen Victoria Hospital in 1896. The first hospital established in Australia for the care of women that was managed and staffed by women and one of three internationally. These attributes have been the qualities of many women in medicine over the last 125 years as they have contributed to all aspects of medical practice and research. Women now comprise over 50% of medical graduates. This exhibition celebrates their achievements from 1887 to now."
Exhibition dates: 9 September 2013 to 15 March 2014. Exhibition curated by Jacqueline Healy. Foreword, Chancellor Elizabeth Alexander ; preface, Professor James D. Best ; introduction, Professor Jane Gunn. Includes index.
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