Biographical entry Dalyell, Elsie Jean (1881 - 1948)
- Born
- 13 December 1881
Newtown, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 1 November 1948
Greenwich, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Pathologist and Microbiologist
Summary
Elsie Jean Dalyell was the first female full-time demonstrator at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney 1911-12. She studied and worked in Europe 1912-23 and on return to Australia became a microbiologist with the Department of Public Health, Sydney 1924-46.
Archival resources
State Records New South Wales, Sydney Reading Room
- Elsie Jean Dalyell - Records, 1897 - 1905; State Records New South Wales, Sydney Reading Room. Details
University of Sydney, Archives
- Elsie Jean Dalyell - Records, 1911 - 1912; University of Sydney, Archives. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Mitchell, Ann M., 'Dalyell, Elsie Jean (1881-1948)', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 8, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1981, pp. 201-202. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080223b.htm. Details
- Mitchell, Ann M., 'Elsie Dalyell (1881-1948) pathologist', in Heather Radi (ed.), 200 Australian Women: A Redress Anthology, Women's Redress Press Inc, Sydney, 1988. Details
Edited Books
- Radi, H. (ed.), 200 Australian Women: a Redress Anthology, Women's Redress Press Inc, Sydney, 1988, 268 pp. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Dalyell, Elsie Jean', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-741084. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 26 July 2006
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