Woman war doctor : the life of Mary De Garis
Lee, Ruth L.2014
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One of the first of the women 'medicals' to graduate from Melbourne University, Mary De Garis was a pioneering doctor in the early 20th century. Her life and loves and the struggles she faced as a leader in her field are the subject of this fascinating biography.
Main title:
Woman war doctor : the life of Mary De Garis / Ruth L. Lee.
Author:
Imprint:
North Melbourne, Victoria : Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2014.North Melbourne, Victoria : Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2014.©2014.
Collation:
x, 197 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Shelving notes:
36773 0000022313 1 01-05-2015 99 nyctro 01-05-2015 7
Contents:
Becoming Mary De Garis: 1. Clemmie -- 2. The De Garis family and Mildura -- 3. Methodist Ladies' College -- 4. Melbourne University Days -- 5. Her own person -- A rolling stone: 6. Entering the profession: Muttaburra -- 7. Travelling the Empire -- 8. Tibooburra -- The war years: 9. Mary's private war -- 10. 1916 -- 11. The Scottish women's hospitals -- 12. The American unit, Ostrovo -- 13. 1917 -- 14. Woman war doctor -- The Geelong years: 15. The medical activist of Geelong: 1920s -- 16. Family business -- 17. The war on maternal and infant mortality rates: 1930s -- 18. More family business -- 19. 'This calamitous depression': 1930s -- 20. The credit crusade -- 21. Disillusionment: 1940s -- 22. 'Beloved Auntie Doc': 1950-60s.
ISBN:
9781925003420 (paperback)
Dewey class:
610.92
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
179127
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne Library | Local History Reference | LH REF 610.92 DEGA | Not for loan (Set: 24 Nov 2021) |