Biographical entry Boelke, Grace Fairley (1870 - 1948)

Summary

Grace Fairley Boelke, née Robinson, was one of the first two women medical graduates of the University of Sydney, 1893.

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Events

1893

Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB), Master of Surgery (ChM) completed at the University of Sydney

1894 - 1909

Career position - Resident Medical Officer at the Benevolent Asylum in Pitt Street

1909 - 1915

Career position - Assistant Medical Inspecting Officer at the Department of Public Instruction (she resigned her post and her membership of the British Medical Association when the State Branch questioned the suitability of her appointment)

1912

Career position - Founder of the Professional Women's Association

1913 - 1926

Career position - Convenor of the standing committee on health with the National Council of Women of New South Wales

1920s

Career position - Travelled abroad to inquire into the state of health of women and children, and to investigate circumstances in the workplace

1921

Career position - Founding member of the State branch of the League of Nations Union

1923 - 1926

Career position - Medical Director at Berlei Ltd.

Archival resources

University of Sydney, Archives

• Grace Fairley Boelke - Records, 1886 - 1945, P 139; University of Sydney, Archives. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

• Brignell, Lyn, 'Boelke, Grace Farley (1870-1948), Medical Practitioner', in John Ritchie (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 13, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1993, pp. 210-211. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A130242b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Boelke, Grace Fairley', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1462778. Details