The great women of anaesthesia: Emily Hancock Siedeberg McKinnon
This post is one in a series uncovering the stories of early women anaesthetists from Australia and New Zealand. In a very polite letter to the Chancellor of the University of Otago, dated 10 March, 1891, 18 year old Emily Siedeberg expressed her desire to study...
The great women of anaesthesia: Janet Lindsay Greig
This post is one in a series uncovering the stories of early women anaesthetists from Australia and New Zealand. Dr Janet Lindsay Greig was the first woman in Australia to be appointed to the position of Honorary Anaesthetist. Her story is also remarkable. Janet was...
The great women of anaesthesia: Mary Alice Blair
This post is one in a series uncovering the stories of early women anaesthetists from Australia and New Zealand. The University of New Zealand (UNZ) was established in 1874. Although the University of Otago had opened in 1871 with a staff of three professors, UNZ was...