Person
Mocatta, Annie Mildred (Mildred) (1887 - 1984)
- Born
- 23 November 1887
St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 15 February 1984
Hacknet, South Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Kindergarten teacher and Medical practitioner
Summary
Mildred Mocatta was a kindergarten teacher in Perth for seven years, having completed her training in Sydney in 1919. She then enrolled to do a science degree at the University of Western Australia in 1917, but moved to Melbourne the following year to undertake a medical degree. Having registered as a medical practitioner in South Australia in May 1922, she held positions at the Parkside Mental Hospital and the Adelaide Hospital before establishing her own practice with financial support from her father, the banks having refused her a loan. In 1936 she travelled to the United Kingdom where she worked at Hammersmith Hospital while studying to gain her membership Diploma from the Royal College of Physicians MRCP). She retired from private practice in 1961 when her eyesight deteriorated. During her career Mocatta held several honorary positions in Adelaide hospitals, including the Mareeba Babies' Hospital (where she worked with Dr Helen Mayo) and the Royal Adelaide Hospital. Mocatta was noted for her support for the kindergarten movement, participation in war work during WWII, and art collecting. She was involved with in a number of women's organisations in Adelaide including the Lyceum Club, of which she was Secretary for four years, the South Australian Medical Women's' Society, the Women's Service Guilds of South Australia, and the Girl Guide Association of South Australia. She was an enthusiastic breeder and shower of Sealyham terriers.
Details
Chronology
- 1910
- Education - Completed 3-year course at Kindergarten Training College, Sydney
- 1913 - 1917
- Career position - Inaugural director of Perth's second free kindergarten, Marquis St
- 1922
- Career position - Founding Member, Lyceum Club, Adelaide
- 1922
- Education - MB BS, University of Melbourne
- 11 May 1922
- Life event - Registered as a qualified medical practitioner in South Australia
- 1923 - 1924
- Career position - Junior Medical Officer, Parkside Mental Hospital, Adelaide
- February 1923
- Career event - Appointed acting deputy superintendent at the Parkside Mental Hospital, Adelaide
- 1924
- Career event - Appointed clinical assistant to the pathologist, Adelaide Hospital
- 1924 - 1928
- Career position - Secretary, Lyceum Club, Adelaide
- September 1924
- Career event - Established private practice, Adelaide
- 1926 - 1929
- Career position - Honorary Assistant Pathologist, Mareeba Babies' Hospital, South Australia
- 22 June 1927
- Career event - Appointed to the Committee, House of Mercy, Adelaide
- 1929
- Career event - Appointed honorary assistant visiting physician and honorary pathologist, Mareeba Babies' Hospital, South Australia
- 1936
- Education - Diploma of membership, Royal College of Physicians, United Kingdom (MRCP)
- August 1936 - ?
- Career position - Member, Executive Committee, Girl Guide Association of South Australia
- 1940 - 1945
- Career position - Assistant Honorary Anaesthetist, Royal Adelaide Hospital
- 1961
- Career event - Retired from practice
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Published resources
Book Sections
- Jones,, Helen, 'Mocatta, Annie Mildred (1887 - 1984), kindergarten teacher, medical practitioner and art patron' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 18: 1981 - 1990 L-Z, Nolan, Melanie, ed. (Carlton, Vic.: Melbourne University Press, 2012), https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mocatta-annie-mildred-14977. Details
Sara Maroske
Created: 6 March 2025