Lilian Violet Cooper

This article is about the Australian doctor. For the British actor, see Lillian Kemble-Cooper.
Lilian Violet Cooper

Lilian Violet Cooper (1861-1947) was a medical practitioner in Queensland, Australia. She was the first female doctor registered in Queensland.[1]

World War I

During World War I Cooper volunteered with the Scottish Women's Hospital Service after was she was turned down by the Australian Army as female doctors were not wanted. She assisted people on the front line in France and Serbia and was in charge of the ambulance division, with all female drivers (including her close friend Josephine Bedford). Operating in tents close to the front line, Cooper was later awarded the Order of St Sava from the Serbian King for her wartime efforts.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Leggett, C. A. C. Cooper, Lilian Violet (1861–1947). Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  2. ↑ "Lilian Cooper (1861-1947)" (PDF). History of women in Queensland. Queensland Government. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2016.

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