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Dawe, Kathleen Edith (1915 - 1999) |
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| Social worker | |
| Born: 28 March 1915 England. Died: 2 April 1999. | |
| Kathleen Edith Dawe began her working life as a secretary, later working as a typist in the Postmaster-General's Department. After World War Two she undertook the Diploma of Social Studies at the University of Melbourne, followed by a one year course at the Hospital Almoners Institute. Dawe worked as a social worker at the Red Cross for two years and at the Alfred Hospital for five years. She spent twenty-two years as head of the Medical Social Work Department at the Royal Children's Hospital. Dawe contributed greatly to the identification of child abuse. |
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