Dr Kathryn North
Australian neurologist and clinical geneticist who is recognised as a national and international leader in genomic medicine.
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Dr Linda Anne Selvey
South African-Australian environmentalist and public health activist
Kathleen Best
In 1940 Best was appointed to the Australian Army Nursing Service, serving in the Middle East until 1942. She was the founding Director of the Australian Women’s Army Corps.
Dr Kathleen Tooth
Kathleen Tooth was a resident medical officer at the Sydney Hospital from 1940-1943. In May 1943 she became the first woman to hold the position of medical superintendent at the Hospital.
Dr Gwyneth Roberts
British mission doctor
Kathleen Nowland
Australian nurse awarded the Imperial Service Medal in recognition of her work at Matron, Lady Davidson Repatriation Hospital in 1955
Isabel Thorne
English midwife and one of the Edinburgh Seven
Dr Mary Adamson Anderson Marshall
Scottish physician and one of the Edinburgh Seven
Dr Özlem Türeci
BioNTech co-founder who serves as chief medical officer for the company, which produced the first messenger RNA-based vaccine approved for use against COVID-19.
Emily Bovell
Scottish physician and one of the Edinburgh Seven