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O'Reilly, Susannah Hennessy (1881 - 1960)

Physician and Obstetrician

Born: 25 January 1881 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Died: 18 June 1960 Pymble, New South Wales.

Susannah Hennessy 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.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1903 Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Sydney
1905 Bachelor of Medicine (MB), Master of Surgery (ChM) completed at the University of Sydney
1905 - 1907 Resident Medical Officer at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, the Queen Victoria Hospital, Melbourne and the Royal Hospital for Women in Paddington, Sydney
1908 - 1948 Joined her father's practice and worked there until her retirement
1921 Co-founder of the New South Wales Association of Registered Medical Women
1926 - 1941 Consulting Physician at the Rachel Forster Hospital for Women and Children
1948 Retired
1959 - 1960 Life Governor of the Rachel Forster Hospital for Women and Children

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997
Modified: 10 October 2006

Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007
Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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