Mary De Garis’s Graduation hood and mortar board
Date
Circa 1907
Description
Dr Mary Clementina de Garis (1881 - 1963) graduation hood and mortar board.
Dr de Garis became the 31st woman to enrol in medicine at the University of Melbourne, and the second woman in Victoria to be awarded the Doctorate of Medicine in 1907. After postgraduate study overseas, she practised with distinction as an obstetrician in Geelong, where she was the city’s first and only female medical practitioner until 1941. Dr de Garis conducted research to improve infant and maternal mortality rates, and was a pioneer in the feeding of high protein diets to pregnant women.
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Object detail
12.8 x 24.7 x 24.0 cm (mortar board)
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