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Australian Women
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Hailes, Dorothy (Jean) (1926 - 1988)AM |
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| Born: 22 June 1926 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Died: 1988. | ||
Dr Jean Hailes was a pioneer in women's health in Australia. In 1970 she began the first clinic in Australia dedicated to the management of women in midlife and beyond. Hailes was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for service to medicine particularly in relation to women. Following her death in 1988, her colleagues and friends created the Jean Hailes Foundation to honour her memory. |
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| Sources used to compile this entry: http://www.jeanhailes.org.au/about.htm accessed 2004-02-19, Lofthouse, Andrea (ed.), Who's who of Australian women, Methuen Australia, North Ryde (NSW), 1982, p. 215 and Cadman, Kerith A (ed.), Who's who in Australia, 1988, 26 edn, The Herald and Weekly Times, Melbourne, 1988, p. 389. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Published by National Foundation for Australian Women on Australian Women's Archives Project Web Site Comments, questions, corrections and additions: awap@womenaustralia.info Prepared by: Acknowledgements Updated: 4 September 2008 http://womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE0751b.htm |