Category Archives: Health

National Survey on Community Attitudes to Violence Against Women published

VicHealth was commissioned by the Commonwealth Government in February 2009 to undertake a National Survey on Community Attitudes to Violence Against Women. The Australian Institute of Criminology and The Social Research Centre were key research partners. The survey involved approximately … Continue reading

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The Health Costs of Violence: Measuring the burden of disease caused by intimate partner violence published

VicHealth published important research The Health Costs of Violence: Measuring the burden of disease caused by intimate partner violence which showed that “… intimate partner violence is all too common, has severe and persistent effects on women’s physical and mental … Continue reading

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First Women’s Health Centre opened

The Leichhardt Women’s Community Health Centre was the first women’s health centre to be established in Australia. In response to lobbying by a determined group of women involved in the movement for women’s rights, the Centre was opened on International … Continue reading

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The Queen Victoria Women’s Hospital Shilling Campaign

Every woman in the colony of Victoria was asked to donate one shilling (about $40 today) to fund a hospital for women and children and, in a stroke of marketing genius, ‘to do honour to their Queen’. Celebrations were high … Continue reading

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Constance Stone became the first registered female doctor in Australia

Constance Stone became the first registered female doctor in Australia. She had to study overseas to gain her qualifications as she had been refused entry to Melbourne University.

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