Ida Mann

Ida Mann was an ophthalmologist who was the first woman to be appointed Senior Surgeon at the Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, and in 1944 the first woman to hold a Chair at the University of Oxford.

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Dr Phoebe Chapple

Phoebe Chapple graduated from the University of Adelaide in 1904 and practised medicine 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.

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Evelyn Conyers

Evelyn Conyers was a highly regarded war-time nurse. She served in Egypt and Greece for the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) during 1914-1915 and was promoted to matron.

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Lucy Osburn

Lucy Osburn was Lady Superintendent of the Sydney Infirmary and Dispensary (later Sydney Hospital) 1868-1884 and the founder of Nightingale nursing in Australia.

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Edith Baker

During the Second World War she was a member of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Nursing Service, rising to the position of area matron.

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Dr Boyne Mussell

Boyne Russell was appointed Officer of the Order of Australia, 26 January 1994, for her service to medicine and the community health, particularly in relation to the care of aged people.

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