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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2003-03-31 human Ailie Smith updated 2026-01-08 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004466b.htm person Siedlecky Stefania Winifred AM AACR2 1921 24 June 2016 Place of Birth Blackheath, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death late of Balmoral, New South Wales, Australia Physician Gynaecologist Epidemiologist Stefania Siedlecky was one of the first two female resident medical officers at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney. She spent nearly thirty years in general practice and was on the gynaecology staff at Rachel Forster Hospital in Sydney 1960-1974. While working with Family Planning New South Wales in the 1970s Siedlecky helped to establish the Leichhardt Women's Health Centre and the Preterm Foundation, two initiatives which brought safe legal abortion to New South Wales. She has written papers on teenage pregnancy, contraceptive use and abortion and has contributed to international publications. She was also President, Board of Family Planning, New South Wales. 1943 1943 Education - Medical graduate, University of Sydney 1943? 1944? Career position - One of the first female Resident Medical Officers at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney 1944? 1971 Career position - General practice in Sydney and Blackheath 1960 1974 Career position - Gynaecologist at the Rachel Forster Hospital, Sydney 1971 c. 1972 Career position - Worked on a casual basis with Family Planning New South Wales c. 1972 1974 Career position - Clinical and Training Doctor at Family Planning New South Wales 1974 1974 Career position - Consultant in Family Planning at the Commonwealth Department of Health 1974 1986 Career position - Senior Advisor in Family Planning and Women's Health at the Commonwealth Department of Health 1978 1978 Education - Master of Science (MSc) in Medical Demographics, London University 1980 1980 Career position - Member of the Australian delegation to the United Nations (UN) Mid-Decade Conference for Women in Copenhagen, Denmark 1984 1984 Career position - Member of the Australian delegation to the International Conference on Population in Mexico City, Mexico 1985 1985 Career position - Member of the Australian delegation to the United Nations (UN) End of Decade Conference for Women in Nairobi, Kenya 1986 1986 Life event - Retired 1987 1987 Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for public service particularly in the field of women's health 1989 Career position - Honorary Associate in Demography at Macquarie University, New South Wales Siedlecky, Stefania (1921-)

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 'Siedlecky, Stefania Winifred', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Siedlecky, Stefania Winifred Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: Siedlecky, Stefania Winifred (1921-), Biographical Entry Siedlecky, Stefania Winifred (1921-), Biographical Entry National Foundation for Australian Women 2003 Australian Women's Archives Project Journal Article: Stefania Siedlecky Nagy, Noelene Stefania Siedlecky 1999 Wisenet : Journal of the Women in Science Enquiry Network 51 Review: Health and History Siedlecky, Stefania 2004 Health and History 6 1 135-138 Biographical cuttings on Stefania Siedlecky, Dr., medic National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection Biographical cuttings on Stefania Siedlecky, Dr., medic Cuttings Files BIOG