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The Harriett Biffin Pathology Laboratory Plaque at Rachel Forster Hospital 2007

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Biffin, Harriett Eliza

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Biffin, Harriet Eliza

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Medical Women's Society of New South Wales Rachel Forster Hospital

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Biffin, Harriett Eliza

Harriett Biffin was a pioneer Sydney woman doctor. One of the second group of women to graduate in medicine at the University of Sydney in 1898, she was the first to establish a women’s joint medical practice in Sydney and a suburban general medical practice, and founded both The Medical Women’s Society of New South Wales and the Rachel Forster Hospital with Dr Lucy Edith Gullett.

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Biffin, Harriet Eliza

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Medical practioner who was one of the first women medical graduates in the state. She worked tirelessly for the establishment of a hospital run for and by women.

Rachel Forster Hospital

Women's hospital established in 1922 in Surry Hills by Lucy Gullett and Harriet Biffin before moving to Redfern. It was named for Lady Forster, the wife of the Governor General.

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Rachel Forster Hospital, Pitt Street, Redfern

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Hospital building constructed in 1941 in Pitt Street Redfern on the site of William Redfern's cottage by the Rachel Forster Hospital organisation to expand on their smaller premises on George Street, Redfern. The building on Pitt Street was in use for 60 years before being abandoned with the intention of using the site for high rise residences.

Medical Women's Society of New South Wales

Professional body to advance the interests of medically qualified women in professional practice.

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