Biographical entry Tooth, Kathleen Helen (1916 - )

Summary

Kathleen Tooth was a resident medical officer at the Sydney Hospital from 1940-1943. In May 1943 she became the first woman to hold the position of medical superintendent at the Hospital.

Details

Events

1939

Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (BS) completed at the University of Sydney

1940 - 1943

Career position - Resident Medical Officer at the Sydney Hospital

May 1943

Medical Superintendent at the Sydney Hospital - first woman to hold the position

Published resources

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Tooth, Kathleen Helen', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475774. 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
• Courtice F. C ., 'Robert John Walsh', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 6, no. 2, 1985, pp. 277-291. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9850620277.htm. Details