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Biographical entry Holden, Frances Gillam (1843 - 1924)
- Born
- 9 February 1843
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Died
- 21 August 1924
- Occupation
- Nurse and Hospital administrator
Summary
Frances Gillam Holden was Lady Superintendent of the Hospital for Sick Children, Sydney from 1880 to 1887, during which time she published works on medicine and nursing training as well as verse and prose. She was dismissed from that position in 1887 after a bitter dispute and public inquiry. After 1887 she lectured and continued to write on nursing and hygiene. She was a feminist and member of the Dawn Club.
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Archival resources
Royal Alexandra Hospital Archives, Sydney
- Frances Gillam Holden - Records; Royal Alexandra Hospital Archives, Sydney. Details
Sydney Hospital and Sydney Eye Hospital
- Frances Gillam Holden - Records; Sydney Hospital and Sydney Eye Hospital. Details
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science Exhibitions
- McCarthy, Gavan; Morgan, Helen; Smith, Ailie; van den Bosch, Alan, Where are the Women in Australian Science?, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, 2003, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/wisa/wisa.html. Details
Book Sections
- Briggs, B. E., 'Holden, Frances Gillam (1843-1924)', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 9, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1983, pp. 328-329. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090335b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- 'Holden, Frances Gillam', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-478040. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
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