Biographical entry Evans, Evelyn Paget (1881 - 1960)

Summary

Evelyn Paget Evans became secretary of both the Australasian Trained Nurses Association and the Australian Massage Association (1917), which later became the Australian Physiotherapy Association. This began a lifetime of work in health administration. She remained secretary of the Australian Physiotherapy Association until 1956.

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Events

1917 - 1945

Career position - Secretary of the Australasian Trained Nurses Association

1917 - 1956

Career position - Secretary of the Australian Massage Association, later known as the Australian Physiotherapy Association

1924 - ?

Career position - Delegate to the National Council of Women of New South Wales

1924 - 1950

Career position - General Secretary of the Australian Nursing Federation

1926 - 1946

Career position - Member of Executive of the National Council of Women of New South Wales

1940 - 1943

Career position - Organised first aid for the National Emergency Services

1955

Award - Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Published resources

Book Sections

• Godden, Judith; Radi, Heather, 'Evans, Evelyn Paget (1881-1960), administrator', in John Ritchie (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 14, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1996, pp. 106-107. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140121b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Evans, Evelyn Paget', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1462758. Details

See also

• Alexander, John A. (ed.), Who's Who in Australia 1944, vol. 12, The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd, Melbourne, 1944, 906 pp. Details