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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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