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'''Grace 'Clara' Stone''' (12 January 1860-10 May 1957) was one of the first two women to graduate with honours in medicine at the [[University of Melbourne]] in 1891<ref>Penny Russell, 'Stone, Grace Clara (1860–1957)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/stone-grace-clara-9237/text15175, published first in hardcopy 1990, accessed online 9 June 2018.</ref><ref>{{ |
'''Grace 'Clara' Stone''' (12 January 1860-10 May 1957) was one of the first two women to graduate with honours in medicine at the [[University of Melbourne]] in 1891<ref>Penny Russell, 'Stone, Grace Clara (1860–1957)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/stone-grace-clara-9237/text15175, published first in hardcopy 1990, accessed online 9 June 2018.</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Whitworth|first=Judith A.|date=1987|title=Women In Medicine In Australia|url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/29528801|journal=British Medical Journal (Clinical Research Edition)|volume=295|issue=6607|pages=1211–1211}}</ref>. She was named the first president of the [[Victorian Medical Women's Society]], being elected in 1895, when the Society was founded. Dr. Stone was also one of three founders of the [[Queen Victoria Hospital]], the first hospital in Australia founded by women, for women.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3733409 |title=SOCIAL EVENTS. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=24,805 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=8 February 1926 |accessdate=9 June 2018 |page=13 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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Clara's sister, [[Constance Stone]], was also a groundbreaking physician of the period. |
Clara's sister, [[Constance Stone]], was also a groundbreaking physician of the period. |
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Clara Stone | |
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| Born | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Occupation | General practitioner |
Grace 'Clara' Stone (12 January 1860-10 May 1957) was one of the first two women to graduate with honours in medicine at the University of Melbourne in 1891[1][2]. She was named the first president of the Victorian Medical Women's Society, being elected in 1895, when the Society was founded. Dr. Stone was also one of three founders of the Queen Victoria Hospital, the first hospital in Australia founded by women, for women.[3]
Clara's sister, Constance Stone, was also a groundbreaking physician of the period.
References
- ^ Penny Russell, 'Stone, Grace Clara (1860–1957)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/stone-grace-clara-9237/text15175, published first in hardcopy 1990, accessed online 9 June 2018.
- ^ Whitworth, Judith A. (1987). "Women In Medicine In Australia". British Medical Journal (Clinical Research Edition). 295 (6607): 1211–1211.
- ^ "SOCIAL EVENTS". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 24, 805. Victoria, Australia. 8 February 1926. p. 13. Retrieved 9 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.