Person
Keats, Margaret Gwendoline (1895 - 1970)
- Born
- 1895
- Died
- 6 April 1970
- Occupation
- Veterinarian
Summary
Margaret Keats was the first Australian Women to become a University trained veterinarian and the first woman to be employed as a veterinarian by any Australian government.
Details
Born in country New South Wales in 1895 Margaret Keats grew up caring for cattle on her family property. To provide better care to cattle she enrolled in the Melbourne University Veterinary School in 1918 graduating in 1922. In 1925 Keats was employed as a Inspector of Stock on the New South Wales - Victoria Border. She went on to practice in Kerang Victoria until her death in 1970.
Related entries
Published resources
Newspaper Articles
- 'State's Only Woman Veterinary Student is City Bred', Queensland Country Life (1938), 6, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97042502. Details
Resource Sections
- 'KEATS, Margaret Gwendoline', in HerStory Archive, National Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame, National Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame Alice Springs, https://pioneerwomen.com.au/collection/herstory-archive/keats. Details
Elizabeth Daniels
Created: 26 February 2019