HerStory
Margaret WHYTE
Special Achievements:1891 - One of the first two women to graduate in Medicine from Melbourne University - the other was Clara STONE.
"When the final results appeared Margaret Whyte had done brilliantly, winning the prizes as well as two scholarships each valued at about £70 --- a lot in those days."
She "took up private practice for a year and then, when the Women's Hospital advertised a vacant residency she applied and was duly appointed. She later married Dr. Martell and retired from practice. Dr. Whyte was the only woman of this first group to marry."
Resources
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Link - Strength of mind 125 years of women in medicine
Museums and Collections, The University of Melbourne
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References
Neve, M. Hutton. (1980). ‘This Mad Folly!’. Sydney: Library of Australian History. pp. 28-35.
Special Achievements quotes are from this source.
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Image - Margaret Whyte
MISS MARGARET WHYTE. Image IAN01/12/91/9
State Library of Victoria. There are no copyright restrictions on this work.
