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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2018-04-06 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-06-12 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006022b.htm person Little Elaine Marjory AACR2 1 June 1884 2 May 1974 Place of Birth Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Place of Death Pymble, New South Wales, Australia Pathologist Elaine Little was a pathologist whose first appointment after graduating in 1915 was to the Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, where she served as pathologist. On finding that women were not allowed to join the Australian Imperial Forces, she made her way to Britain and offered her services as bacteriologist to the British Army Medical Corps. Initially posted to the Lister Institute, she was later in France where she won the respect of colleagues and commanding officers. Returning to Sydney in 1920 Little established one of the first private pathology practices in New South Wales. As well as this successful practice she held appointments as consulting haematologist at Sydney Hospital, and as consulting pathologist at the Royal North Shore and Rachel Forster Hospitals. In 1938 she was a founding Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. 1911 1911 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney 1915 1915 Career position - Junior Resident Medical Officer, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney 1915 1915 Education - MB, University of Sydney 1915 1917 Career position - Senior Resident Medical Officer, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney 1918 1919 Military service - First World War. Served with the Royal Army Medical Corps 1920 1952 Career position - In private pathology practice, Sydney 1935 1936 Career position - President, Medical Women's Society of New South Wales 1938 1974 Career position - Founding Fellow, Royal Australian College of Physicians 1949 1962 Career position - Board Member, Rachel Forster Hospital for Women and Children, Sydney 1952 1952 Life event - Retired 1956 1970 Award - Fellow, College of Pathologists of Australia 1970 1974 Award - Fellow, Royal College of Pathologists of Australia Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) (1938 - )

Foundation Fellow 1938 - 1974

 Royal College of Pathologists of Australia (1970 - )

Fellow 1970 - 1974

 College of Pathologists of Australia (1956 - 1970)

Fellow 1956 - 1970

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 Little, Elaine Marjory (18840601-19740502)

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 'Little, Elaine Marjory (Marjory)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Little, Elaine Marjory (Marjory) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Little, Elaine Marjory (1884-1974), pathologist Heagney, Brenda Little, Elaine Marjory (1884-1974), pathologist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2000 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 15: 1940 - 1980 Kem-Pie John Ritchie 103 Journal Article: Marjory Little Durie, Ethel Marjory Little 1974 Medical Journal of Australia 1974 2 338-9 Book: Roll of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians McDonald, G. L. Roll of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians Sydney Royal Australasian College of Physicians 1988-1994