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.
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.
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.
Dr Bridget Ogilvie
Australian biomedical researcher
Dr Serena M Auñón-Chancellor
American astronaut, medical doctor and engineer
Dr Gertrude Kelly
Irish surgeon and political activist
Bobbie Fenner
Australian unpaid medical researcher
Ellen McKenna
Irish Sister of Mercy, American civil war nurse and teacher
Emily MacManus
20th century matron of Guy’s Hospital, London