HerStory
Ida Lois BIRCHALL
Born: 6 September 1906
Died: 20 April 1994
Special Achievements:After graduating from Sydney's medical school in 1933 and becoming one of Tasmania's first female doctors, she went on to become one of the first Australian women and the first Tasmanian member of the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists in London in 1936.
1969 - Awarded Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), for services to medicine.
Additional Information:Obstetrician and Gynaecologist.
Foundation Member of the Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
Resources
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Image - Ida Lois Birchall
Photographer: unknown
Launceston Examiner
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References
Gynaecological trailblazer a friend to all women. Time and Tide. date unknown:page unknown.
Department of Communities Tasmania. "Ida Birchall". accessed 9 September 2020.
Pilgrim Launceston Uniting Church. "Ida Birchall Theological Collection". accessed 9 September 2020.
The Examiner. "Our History | Girls in class of their own". accessed 9 September 2020.
Australian Women's Register. "Birchall, Ida Lois (1906 - 1994)". accessed 9 September 2020.
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Document - Supplement to the London Gazette, 1 January 1969
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Supplement to the London Gazette, 1 January 1969
