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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker updated 2025-10-29 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002472b.htm person O'Reilly Susannah Hennessy AACR2 25 January 1881 18 June 1960 Place of Birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Pymble, New South Wales, Australia Physician Obstetrician Susannah O'Reilly was a popular family doctor and obstetrician. Her application for a residential post at Sydney Hospital was rejected in January 1905 on the grounds that there was no suitable accommodation for a female resident medical officer, although she was an honours graduate and fourth in her year. She was also a knowledgeable bushwalker and botanist. 1903 1903 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney 1905 1905 Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB), Master of Surgery (ChM), University of Sydney 1905 1907 Career position - Resident Medical Officer at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, the Queen Victoria Hospital, Melbourne and the Royal Hospital for Women in Paddington, Sydney 1908 1948 Career position - Joined her father's practice and worked there until her retirement 1921 1921 Career position - Co-founder of the New South Wales Association of Registered Medical Women 1926 1941 Career position - Consulting Physician at the Rachel Forster Hospital for Women and Children 1948 1948 Life event - Retired 1959 1960 Career position - Life Governor of the Rachel Forster Hospital for Women and Children

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 O'Reilly, Susannah Hennessy (18810125-19600618)

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 'O'Reilly, Susannah Hennessy', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology O'Reilly, Susannah Hennessy Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: All this fuss about a trivial incident? Women, hospitals and medical work in New South Wales McCarthy, Louella All this fuss about a trivial incident? Women, hospitals and medical work in New South Wales 2005 Women's History Review 14 2 267-85