Barbara Fawkes
Barbara Fawkes trained as a nurse and midwife at the Middlesex Hospital School of Nursing, England, 1934-1938. She continued her nursing career into the post-World War II era.
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Dr Laurel Clark
American astronaut and medical doctor
Jennie Kidd Trout
Canada’s first licensed female doctor and promoter of women’s medical education
Dr Seraph Frissell
1800s American doctor and temperance advocate
Dr Doseena Fergie
For the more than 20 years Dr Doseena Fergie has dedicated her time to building strong, healthy and skilled Aboriginal communities in Victoria, Australia.
Dr Jun Yang
Associate Professor Jun Yang is a ground-breaking researcher in the field of hypertension; hypertension-induced heart disease is an especially poorly recognised condition in women.
Jane Dowdall
Irish philanthropist and politician
Dr Yvonne Ho
Dr Yvonne Ho was the first woman of Asian heritage in Australia to be dually qualified as a radiologist and nuclear medicine specialist, both male-dominated medical specialties.
Dr Jayashri Kulkarni
Dr Jayashri Kulkarni is internationally recognised for her work in the treatment of mental health disorders, particularly in women’s mental health, pioneering the use of oestrogen as a treatment in schizophrenia.
Dr Bertha Main
Co-founder of the Queen Victoria Hospital in Melbourne