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D'Arcy, Constance Elizabeth (1879 - 1950)

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Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
Born: 1 June 1879  Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia.  Died: 25 April 1950  Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia.
(Dame) Constance Elizabeth D'Arcy became an honorary surgeon at the Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney in 1908 and was for many years active in improving nursing skills and maternal care. She was Lecturer in Obstetrics, University of Sydney 1925-39 and Deputy Chancellor 1943-46.
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Chronology
1904Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Master of Surgery (ChM) completed at the University of Sydney
1905 - 1908?Resident Medical Officer at the Royal Hospital for Women in Paddington, New South Wales
1908 - ?Honorary Surgeon at the Royal Hospital for Women in Paddington
1908 - ?Opened practice in Macquarie Street, Sydney
1919 - 1949Member of the Senate at the University of Sydney
1923 - 1945Honorary Gynaecologist at St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney
1925 - 1939Lecturer in Clinical Obstetrics at the University of Sydney
1933 - 1934President of the Medical Women's Society of New South Wales
1935Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
1943 - 1946Deputy Chancellor of the University of Sydney

 
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