Person

Williams, Mary Boyd Burfitt (1882 - 1956)

Born: 9 November 1882
Redfern, New South Wales, Australia
Died: 30 November 1956
Bellevue Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Physician and Pathologist

Summary

Mary Williams was a consulting physician in Macquarie Street, Sydney 1924-1952. She also served as honorary physician (1912-1938) at Lewisham Hospital, where she established the pathology department and served as honorary pathologist.

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Chronology

1905: Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA) completed at the University of Sydney
1908: Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Sydney
1909: Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) completed at the University of Sydney
1910: Career position - Resident Medical Officer at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
1910: Education - Master of Surgery (ChM) completed at the University of Sydney
1911: Career position - Senior Resident (the first woman) Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
1911 - 1912: Career position - Resident at the Women's Hospital in Crown Street
1912 - 1924: Career position - General practice in Glebe
1912 - 1938: Career position - Honorary Physician at the Lewisham Hospital
1924 - 1952: Career position - Consulting Physician in Macquarie Street
1929 - 1953: Career position - Founder and Councillor of Sancta Sophia College at the University of Sydney

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

McCarthy, Gavan; Morgan, Helen; Smith, Ailie; van den Bosch, Alan, Where are the Women in Australian Science?, Exhibition of the Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, First published 2003 with lists updated regulary edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, 2003, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/wisa/wisa.html. Details

Book Sections

Finn, Rosslyn, 'Williams, Mary Boyd Burfitt (1882-1956), Physician and Pathologist' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, John Ritchie, ed., vol. 12 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1990), p. 502. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120565b.htm. Details

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q24226245. Details
VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/19145971349232331130. Details
'Williams, Mary Boyd Burfitt (1882-1956)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1468855. Details

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