New midwife profiles have been added to the site: Janet McTavish 1774-1858 , Hobart VDL Granny Elizabeth Adams 1808-1891, Fremantle WA Catherine McAnulty 1835-1895, Glebe NSW Mary Wilson 1847-1941., Fremantle WA We are so excited to share stories that descendants of these women have shared with us: Special thanks to Neil Bradley, the g-g-g-grandson
The Australian Midwifery History Project Group welcomes our new member Dr Karen Yates (Qld). Karen has a strong interest and background in midwifery clinical care, education and maternity service provision. She has worked in private and public clinical settings and in regional and rural facilities, and James Cook University. You can read Karen's profile here
The Australian Midwifery History Project Group is pleased to welcome Professor Pat Brodie, AM, to our honorary advisor group. You can read Pat's profile here and learn about her time as President of the Australian College of Midwives here
The Australian College of Midwives is a National body with branches in each State and Territory, so we have a number of interwoven and interdependent stories to tell. To celebrate the International Day of the Midwives 2022, “100 years of progress”, we take a look back at our own progress and the distinct histories of the
New midwife profiles have been added to the site: Mother & daughter midwives Granny Elizabeth Floyd and her daughter Nurse Madline Floyd Condobolin NSW. We thank the Floyd family for working with us to capture the history of this remerkable pair. Mary Ann Webb 1833-1905, Tumut NSW New stories are always welcome... please contact us here :)
The Australian Midwifery History Project Group is pleased to announce our new members: Sara Bayes (Vic), Jessica Ecenarro (NT), and Terri Schaumberg (Qld). You can read their profiles here We also welcome Renae Coleman to our honorary advisor group. You can read Renae's profile here Welcome to all our new members! We are still keen