Person

Witt, Edith Miriel (1905 - 2006)

Born: 1905
Died: 2006
Occupation: Pharmacist

Summary

Edith Miriel Witt was the first female academic member of staff at the Victorian College of Pharmacy in 1943. Edith Miriel Witt was also active in the Women's Pharmacist Association and a fully registered pharmacist.

Related Corporate Bodies

Victorian College of Pharmacy (1881 - )
First female staff member

Published resources

Newspaper Articles

'College of Pharmacy', The Age (1926), 19. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article155794816. Details
'Pharmacy Board Examinations', The Age (1927), 15. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204205626. Details
Seager, Helen, 'A Good Pharmacist Is Always A Good Cook', The Argus (1947), 2 - 3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22524165. Details

Resources

Years of Determination: From College to Faculty (transcript - voiceover only), Monash University, September 2017, https://www.monash.edu/pharm/about/who/years-of-determination/video-transcript. Details

Resource Sections

'WITT, Edith Miriel', in HerStory Archive, National Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame Alice Springs, http://pioneerwomen.com.au/collection/herstory-archive/witt-edith-miriel-1905. Details

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Created: 7 November 2017, Last modified: 16 January 2018

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