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Janet Greig

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33: 257:, Greig volunteered to work as a medical officer at a military hospital in Melbourne, but was told that there was "no necessity for lady doctors in the military hospitals"; instead, she was recruited to examine nurses for military service. 218: 428: 272:
and was an honorary medical staff member there for 54 years. When a new pathology wing was constructed at the hospital in 1937, it was named after Greig. In 1940 she was admitted to the
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merchant and higher education advocate Robert Greig, and his wife Jane Stocks (nÊe Macfarlane) (1848-1902). She had five sisters and three brothers -
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in the state of Victoria, serving as an honorary anaesthetist at the
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and elected President of the Victorian Medical Women's Society.
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Greig retired in 1947 and focused on her research of
146: 131: 121: 107: 93: 71: 42: 23: 260:For many years, Greig ran a private practice in 181:Janet Lindsay "Jenny" Greig was born in 1874 in 270:Queen Victoria Hospital for Women and Children 531:20th-century Australian women medical doctors 526:19th-century Australian women medical doctors 268:. She was one of the founding members of the 221:. She graduated from the University , with a 219:medical school of the University of Melbourne 8: 501:People educated at the High School of Dundee 185:, Scotland, the second of eight children of 331:"Greig, Janet Lindsay (Jenny) (1874–1950)" 31: 20: 223:Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery 368:Royal Australasian College of Physicians 329:Campbell, Ruth; Hack, J. Barton (1983). 274:Royal Australasian College of Physicians 536:20th-century Australian medical doctors 310: 193:(1872-1939), Clara Puella (1877-1957), 357: 355: 353: 429:"2014 Victorian Honour Roll of Women" 324: 322: 320: 318: 316: 314: 169:. In 2007, she was inducted into the 7: 393: 391: 389: 364:"College Roll: Greig, Janet Lindsay" 16:Australian anaesthetist (1874–1950) 336:Australian Dictionary of Biography 283:. She died in 1950 while visiting 14: 209:in 1889, where she then attended 264:and worked as a consultant from 506:Scottish emigrants to Australia 253:during 1900–1917. During 491:University of Melbourne alumni 486:Medical doctors from Melbourne 436:Victorian Honour Roll of Women 298:Victorian Honour Roll of Women 171:Victorian Honour Roll of Women 1: 201:until the family migrated to 233:The following year, she and 511:20th-century Scottish women 552: 496:People from Broughty Ferry 296:She was inducted into the 266:Collins Street, Melbourne 239:resident medical officers 156: 139: 30: 521:Australian anaesthetists 403:Royal Melbourne Hospital 211:Brunswick Ladies College 177:Early life and education 112:Brunswick Ladies College 516:Women anesthesiologists 116:University of Melbourne 37:Janet Greig, circa 1900 481:Scottish anaesthetists 438:. 2014. Archived from 251:Royal Women's Hospital 225:with honours in 1895. 199:High School of Dundee 287:on a research trip. 163:Janet Lindsay Greig 47:Janet Lindsay Greig 409:on 29 October 2014 291:Awards and honours 243:Melbourne Hospital 434:(Press release). 262:Fitzroy, Victoria 191:Jane Stocks Greig 160: 159: 132:Years active 543: 455: 454: 452: 450: 444: 433: 425: 419: 418: 416: 414: 405:. Archived from 395: 384: 383: 381: 379: 370:. Archived from 359: 348: 347: 345: 343: 326: 217:enrolled at the 78: 56: 54: 35: 21: 551: 550: 546: 545: 544: 542: 541: 540: 461: 460: 459: 458: 448: 446: 442: 431: 427: 426: 422: 412: 410: 397: 396: 387: 377: 375: 361: 360: 351: 341: 339: 328: 327: 312: 307: 293: 237:were appointed 231: 179: 114: 89: 80: 76: 75:18 October 1950 67: 58: 52: 50: 49: 48: 38: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 549: 547: 539: 538: 533: 528: 523: 518: 513: 508: 503: 498: 493: 488: 483: 478: 473: 463: 462: 457: 456: 445:on 5 June 2014 420: 385: 374:on 5 June 2014 362:A McQ Wright. 349: 309: 308: 306: 303: 302: 301: 292: 289: 235:Alfreda Gamble 230: 227: 183:Broughty Ferry 178: 175: 158: 157: 154: 153: 148: 144: 143: 141:Medical career 137: 136: 133: 129: 128: 123: 119: 118: 109: 105: 104: 95: 91: 90: 81: 79:(aged 76) 73: 69: 68: 61:Broughty Ferry 59: 46: 44: 40: 39: 36: 28: 27: 24: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 548: 537: 534: 532: 529: 527: 524: 522: 519: 517: 514: 512: 509: 507: 504: 502: 499: 497: 494: 492: 489: 487: 484: 482: 479: 477: 474: 472: 469: 468: 466: 441: 437: 430: 424: 421: 408: 404: 400: 399:"Janet Greig" 394: 392: 390: 386: 373: 369: 365: 358: 356: 354: 350: 338: 337: 332: 325: 323: 321: 319: 317: 315: 311: 304: 299: 295: 294: 290: 288: 286: 282: 277: 275: 271: 267: 263: 258: 256: 252: 248: 244: 240: 236: 228: 226: 224: 220: 216: 212: 208: 204: 200: 196: 192: 188: 184: 176: 174: 172: 168: 164: 155: 152: 149: 145: 142: 138: 134: 130: 127: 124: 120: 117: 113: 110: 106: 103: 99: 96: 92: 88: 84: 74: 70: 66: 62: 57:8 August 1874 45: 41: 34: 29: 22: 19: 447:. Retrieved 440:the original 423: 411:. Retrieved 407:the original 376:. Retrieved 372:the original 340:. Retrieved 334: 278: 259: 247:anaesthetist 232: 180: 167:anaesthetist 162: 161: 140: 126:anaesthetist 77:(1950-10-18) 18: 476:1950 deaths 471:1874 births 255:World War I 151:anaesthesia 94:Nationality 25:Janet Grieg 465:Categories 305:References 195:Flos Greig 122:Occupation 98:Australian 53:1874-08-08 281:migraines 207:Australia 203:Melbourne 135:1897-1937 108:Education 300:in 2007. 102:Scottish 65:Scotland 187:textile 87:England 449:1 June 413:1 June 378:1 June 342:1 June 285:London 229:Career 83:London 443:(PDF) 432:(PDF) 147:Field 451:2014 415:2014 380:2014 344:2014 215:Jane 72:Died 43:Born 241:at 467:: 401:. 388:^ 366:. 352:^ 333:. 313:^ 205:, 173:. 100:, 85:, 63:, 453:. 417:. 382:. 346:. 55:) 51:(

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Photograph of Janet Greig, circa 1900
Broughty Ferry
Scotland
London
England
Australian
Scottish
Brunswick Ladies College
University of Melbourne
anaesthetist
anaesthesia
anaesthetist
Victorian Honour Roll of Women
Broughty Ferry
textile
Jane Stocks Greig
Flos Greig
High School of Dundee
Melbourne
Australia
Brunswick Ladies College
Jane
medical school of the University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
Alfreda Gamble
resident medical officers
Melbourne Hospital
anaesthetist
Royal Women's Hospital
World War I

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