Person

Tooth, Kathleen Helen (1916 - )

Born
27 August 1916
Bristol, England
Occupation
Physician

Summary

Kathleen Tooth was a resident medical officer at the Sydney Hospital from 1940-1943. In May 1943 she became the first woman to hold the position of medical superintendent at the Hospital.

Details

Chronology

1939
Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (BS), University of Sydney
1940 - 1943
Career position - Resident Medical Officer at the Sydney Hospital
May 1943
Medical Superintendent at the Sydney Hospital - first woman to hold the position

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

Resources

See also

  • Alexander, John A. ed., Who's who in Australia 1944 (Melbourne, Victoria: The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd, 1944), 906 pp. Details
  • Courtice, F. C ., 'Robert John Walsh', Historical Records of Australian Science, 6 (2) (1985), 277-291. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9850620277. Details

Ailie Smith

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