Date/Time
Date(s) - Wed 7 October
19:00 - 20:30
Location
Newtown Salvation Army Worship and Community Centre, 4 Normanby St, Newtown, Wellington
Note: new speaker and topic for the Wellington Medical Historical Society meeting. David Gordon will now speak at a meeting next year.
Presentation Topic: Preserving the past: a glimpse into the lives of four women doctors from the oral history archives of the New Zealand Medical Women’s Association
Presenter Bio : Áine qualified in medicine at Queen’s University Belfast in 1975 and subsequently worked as a General Practitioner in Miramar for many years before retiring in 2018. Her interest in the history of women in medicine started when, as a member of the NZ Medical Women’s Association, she helped to set up the project for the collection of oral histories from several of the older members.
Presentation Topic : The oral histories of some of New Zealand’s early women doctors have been recorded and deposited in the Alexander Turnbull Library. They provide a fascinating insight into medical life in times gone by. This presentation will include excerpts from the histories of four of these women, three of whom have a connection with Wellington.
Catch-up 7 pm – 7.30 pm Presentation 7.30 pm – 8.30 pm