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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/P002518b.htm person Rivett Amy Christine AACR2 28 February 1891 14 July 1962 Place of Birth Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Physician Amy Rivett was a disciple of Marie Stopes and advocated birth control. Later she specialised in gynaecology. She and her brother Edward were partners in Brisbane in the 1920s and again in Sydney after World War II. As municipal medical officer in Brisbane she was in charge of the health of licensed prostitutes. Rivett was a foundation member of the Queensland Medical Women's Society. 1915 1915 Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB), University of Sydney 1915 1917 Career position - Superintendent at the Hospital for Sick Children, Brisbane 1917 1917 Career position - Resident Medical Officer at Brisbane General Hospital 1918 1918 Education - Master of Surgery (ChM), University of Sydney 1918 1918 Career position - Resident Medical Officer at Lady Bowen Hospital 1919 c. 1946 Career position - Private practice in Wickham Terrace 1936 1936 Career position - Studied in London and Vienna c. 1946 Career position - Private practice with her brother Edward in Sydney

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 Rivett, Amy Christine (1891-1962)

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 'Rivett, Amy Christine', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Rivett, Amy Christine Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Medical Women in Queensland: Characters and Charisma Williams, Lesley M. Medical Women in Queensland: Characters and Charisma 2007 Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland 20 4 134-138