Person

O'Reilly, Susannah Hennessy (1881 - 1960)

Born
25 January 1881
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died
18 June 1960
Pymble, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Physician and Obstetrician

Summary

Susannah 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.

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Chronology

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

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

  • McCarthy, Gavan; Morgan, Helen; Smith, Ailie; van den Bosch, Alan, Where are the Women in Australian Science?, Exhibition of the Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, First published 2003 with lists updated regulary edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, 2003, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/wisa/wisa.html. Details

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