Person

Fowler, Laura Margaret (1868 - 1952)

Born
3 May 1868
Mitcham, South Australia, Australia
Died
14 September 1952
North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Occupation
Medical practitioner and Missionary
Alternative Names
  • Hope, Laura Margaret (married name)

Summary

Laura Fowler was the first woman to graduate in medicine from the University of Adelaide. Born into a liberal-minded Baptist family, Fowler was educated in Australia, England and Germany. On graduating she worked for one year as Resident Medical Officer at the Adelaide Children's Hospital. Her application to join the local branch of the British Medical Association was 'the immediate cause' of the admission of women. In 1893 Fowler married fellow doctor, Charles H. S. Hope, They worked as self-supporting missionaries in India for over 30 years with intermittent periods of medical service back home and, during WWI, in the United Kingdom and Serbia. The couple retired to Adelaide in 1934.

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Chronology

1887
Education - First woman to enrol in medicine at the University of Adelaide
1891
Education - First woman to graduate MB ChB, University of Adelaide
1892
Career position - Resident Medical Officer, Adelaide Children's Hospital, Adelaide
1893
Career event - Applied to join the South Australian Branch, British Medical Association
1893
Life event - Married Dr Charles Henry Standish Hope
1902
Education - Studied (with husband) at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
1934
Life event - Retired
1934?
Award - Kaisar-i-Hind Medal for Public Service in India

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  • McCarthy, Louella, 'Finding a space for women: the British Medical Association and women doctors in Australia, 1880 - 1939', Medical History, 62 (1) (2018), 91-111. https://doi.org/10.1017/mdh.2017.74. Details

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