Born: 31 March 1879, Australia
Died: 24 March 1967
Country most active: Australia
Also known as: NA
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Phoebe Chapple graduated from the University of Adelaide in 1904 and practised in Adelaide until she was 85. She distinguished herself during World War I and was awarded the Military Medal. Later she specialised in obstetrics and the veneral diseases of women. Chapple endowed a bursary for St Ann’s College, University of Adelaide, which is administered in her name.
Chronology
1898
Education – Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Adelaide
1904
Education – Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (BS), University of Adelaide
1905
Career position – House Surgeon at the Adelaide Hospital
1906? – 1914
Career position – Practised from her father’s school at Prince Alfred College
1910 – c. 1940
Career position – Honorary Doctor at Salvation Army Maternity Hospital for unmarried mothers
1914 – 1918
Career position – Medical service for the British Army
1918
Award – Military Medal (MM)
1919 – 1937
Career position – Private practice in North Terrace, Adelaide
1921 – 1922
Career position – Honorary Medical Officer at the Night Clinic (venereal diseases) for Women Patients at the Adelaide Hospital
1937 – 1964
Career position – Private practice from her home at Norwood
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