Graham, Margaret (1860-1942)

Field of activity
Nurse and Matron; army matron; army nurse; hospital matron (general); nurse (general)
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http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-763061

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GRAHAM, MARGARET (1860-1942), nursing sister and army matron, was born on 15 February 1860 at Carlisle, Cumberland, England, daughter of John Graham, journeyman house-painter, and his wife Margaret, née Farrer. Nothing is known of her early life or of the circumstances which brought her to Australia. She entered the (Royal) Adelaide Hospital as a probationer on 2 April 1891, was recommended for promotion to charge nurse on 22 October 1894 and acted in this position until 15 February 1895 when her promotion was cancelled for alleged insubordination; she was later dismissed.

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Margaret Graham began work at the Royal Adelaide Hospital in 1891, becoming a charge nurse in 1894, holding this position until her dismissal in 1895 for alleged insubordination (see the Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 9). Graham was eventually reinstated in 1896 after a Royal Commission into the management of the hospital. Graham was a foundation member of the South Australian Branch of the Royal British Nurses' Association and its 'elected lady counsel' from 1900-1920. In 1914 she became the first lady superintendent of the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS), and was one of the first three nurses to leave Australia on active service for the AANS, Australian Imperial Force. For her role as matron with the AANS, Graham was awarded the Royal Red Cross (1 January 1917).

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Australian Dictionary of Biography Online

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Australian Dictionary of Biography Online

  1. 'Graham, Margaret (1860 - 1942)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 9, pp 68-69.
    Merrilyn Lincoln
    [1983]
    Published: Melbourne University Press

Australian Women's Register

  1. Graham, Margaret (1860-1942)Australian Dictionary of Biography Online 09 : Graham, Margaret (1860-1942)
    Lincoln, Merrilyn
    [2006]
    Published: Australian National University
    Series: http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090070b.htm
  2. Faith, Hope and Charity Australian Women and Imperial Honours: 1901-1989
    Australian Women's Archives Project
    [2003]
    Published: Australian Women's Archives Project
    Series: http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/honours/honours.html
  3. A history of the Royal Adelaide Hospital
    Hughes, J. Estcourt
    [1967]
    Published: Royal Adelaide Hospital
  4. Eleven thousand nurses : a history of nursing education at Royal Adelaide Hospital 1889-1993
    Durdin, Joan
    [1999]
    Published: Royal Adelaide Hospital
  5. S.A.'s greats: the men and women of the North Terrace plaques
    Healey, John
    [2001]
    Published: Historical Society of South Australia
  6. Graham, Margaret (1889-1966)Australian Dictionary of Biography Online : Graham, Margaret (1889-1966)
    Graham-Taylor, Sue
    [2006]
    Published: Australian National University
    Series: http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140344b.htm
  7. National Library of Australia Newspaper Microcopy Reading Room: Biographical cuttings on Margaret Graham

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