WOMAN SURGEON.
GAINS HIGHEST HONOUR. Mrs Philippa Parry Martin, the ey# surgeon, formerly of Queensland and now of London, has been appointed the first woman Hunterian Professor by the Royal College of Surgeons. This is probably the highest honour surgery offers. ' Mi's Martin is the only woman in England to take the F.R.C.S. and master of surgery degrees in the first attempt. She is the mother of three children and believes that a woman can inn a home and have a career. She says it is very simple to do both and the home he happier for it.
Mrs Martin was born at Toowoomba, which she left at the age of 9. Her father was Canon Pughe, who was connected with the diocese of Brisbane from 1886 to 1909, and was the buildef of St. Luke’s Church Toowoomba.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 263, 5 October 1936, Page 11
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138WOMAN SURGEON. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 263, 5 October 1936, Page 11
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