Biographical entry Barrett, Edith Helen (1872 - 1939)

Summary

Edith Helen Barrett ran a small general practice in Melbourne but devoted her energies to voluntary work concerning the health and welfare of women and children. She founded the Bush Nursing Association in 1910, with her brother James and was associated with the Red Cross from 1914-37.

Details

Events

1901

Career position - Resident Medical Officer at Melbourne Hospital

1901

Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) completed at the University of Melbourne

1902 - 1930s

Career position - Foundation and active member of the National Council of Women in Victoria

1902? - 1930s

Career position - General practice in South Melbourne and Collins Street, Melbourne

1904 - 1934

Career position - Honorary medical staff at Queen Victoria Hospital

1907

Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD) received from the University of Melbourne

1910

Career position - Founder of the Bush Nursing Association of Victoria

1914 - 1928

Career position - Honorary Secretary of the Australian branch of the British Red Cross Society

1918

Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

1918

Award - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

1936?

Career position - Foundation Committee member of the Victorian division of the Red Cross

Archival resources

British Red Cross Society, Melbourne

• Edith Helen Barrett - Records, 1914 - 1939; British Red Cross Society, Melbourne. Details

Bush Nursing Association of Victoria

• Edith Helen Barrett - Records, 1911 - 1939; Bush Nursing Association of Victoria. Details

National Council of Women

• Edith Helen Barrett - Records, 1902 - 1939; National Council of Women. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

• Gardiner, Lyndsay, 'Barrett, Edith Helen (1872-1939)', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 7, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1979, pp. 185-186. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A070192b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• 'Barrett, Edith Helen (1872-1939), Biographical Entry', in Australian Women's Archives Project, National Foundation for Australian Women, 2002, http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/IMP0097b.htm. Details
• National Library of Australia, 'Barrett, Edith Helen', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-706094. Details