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Waterhouse, Kathleen Lucy (1891 - 1987) |
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| Nurse, Servicewoman and Nursing administrator | ||
| Born: 1891 Clare, South Australia, Australia. Died: 1987. | ||
Kathleen Waterhouse was born at Clare, South Australia. In 1914 she commenced training at the Adelaide Children's Hospital. In 1917 Kathleen joined the Australian Army Nursing Service, and was posted to India until after the end of the war. In 1930 she was appointed Deputy Matron of the ACH, and in 1945 she became the Matron of that hospital, until her retirement in 1952. Miss Waterhouse was active in nursing affairs, and was a Foundation Fellow of the College of Nursing, Australia. She also served on the Council of the SA branch of the Australian Trained Nurses' Association. |
| Sources used to compile this entry: http://www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au:1083/search/aWaterhouse/awaterhouse/1,8,11,B/frameset&FF=awaterhouse+kathleen+lucy+1891+1987&2,,4 accessed 2004-04-15. | |
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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/AWE0892b.htm |