Person

Benger, Lesley Dora (1949 - 2000)

Born
1949
Died
2000
Occupation
Physiotherapist and Medical administrator

Summary

Lesley Benger gained a diploma in physiotherapy from the University of Sydney. She worked as a physiotherapist in Newcastle, South Africa, Britain and Bali before returning to Sydney and working at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. She was later a lecturer and clinical supervisor at the University of Sydney. In 1981 Benger set up and managed her husband's medical practice. She later established a day surgery centre and managed both it and the practice.

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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 regularly edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, 2003, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/wisa/wisa.html. Details

Newspaper Articles

  • Benger, Ross, 'Obituary: Lesley Dora Benger, Day surgery pioneer', The Age (2001). Details

Resources

Ailie Smith

Created: 26 November 2003, Last modified: 1 August 2007

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