Campbell, Kate Isabel (1899-1986)

Also known as
Campbell, Kate Isabel, (Dame) (1899-1986)
Field of activity
Medical scientist; Paediatrician; academic; paediatrician
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http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-775072

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CAMPBELL, Dame KATE ISABEL (1899-1986), paediatrician, was born on 22 April 1899 at Hawthorn, Melbourne, third of four children of Scottish-born Donald Campbell, clerk, and his New Zealand-born wife Janet Duncan, née Mill, a former schoolteacher. The family had limited means, and the first two sons left school early despite their parents’ reverence for education. Kate shone at Manningtree Road primary school and won a junior government scholarship that enabled her to attend the nearby Methodist Ladies’ College. In 1917, supported by a senior government scholarship, she proceeded to the University of Melbourne (MB, BS, 1922; MD, 1924) and graduated from its medical school with (Sir) Frank Macfarlane Burnet , (Dame) Jean Macnamara, Lucy Bryce, Rupert Willis and George Simpson.

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In 1951 Dr Kate Campbell, a specialist in children's diseases, was the first person to prove the link between retrolental fibroplasia (a blindness in premature babies) and oxygen levels in humidicribs. She was appointed to the Order of the British Empire (Dames Commander) on 1 January 1971 for services to the welfare of Australian children. Along with Norman Gregg she was co-winner of the first Encyclopaedia Britannica award for medicine in 1964. Dr Campbell had previously been recognised for her services to medical science when appointed to the Order of the British Empire - Commander (Civil) on 1 January 1954.

The daughter of Donald and Janet (née Duncan) Campbell, Kate Campbell was awarded scholarships to attend both the Methodist Ladies College and the University of Melbourne, where she obtained her Bachelor of Medicine (MB), Bachelor of Surgery (BS) in 1922 and Doctor of Medicine (MD) in 1924. Dr Campbell became resident medical officer at the Melbourne Children's and later the Royal Women's Hospitals. In 1927 she established a general medical practice and ten years later became a consultant peadiatrician. Dr Campbell was appointed medical officer to the Victorian Baby Health Centre's association, a position she held for over 40 years. She was also honorary paediatrician at the Queen Victoria Hospital (Melbourne) (1926-1965), consultant from 1965 and honorary paediatrician at the Royal Women's Hospital (Melbourne) from 1965. From 1929-1965 Dr Campbell lectured in neonatal paediatrics at the University of Melbourne. Together with Vera Scantlebury Brown and A Elizabeth Wilmot she wrote the Department of Health's Guide to the Care of the Young Child. In 1951, she wrote a paper on the cause of blindness in premature babies, for which she received worldwide recognition. A member of the Lyceum Club, Kate Campbell was also awarded an honorary LLD (Melbourne) in 1966.

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Kate Campbell discovered that blindness in premature babies was caused by an overdose of oxygen, resulting in the adjustment of the treatment of premature babies world-wide.

  • 1922 Education - Bachelor of Surgery (BS) completed at the University of Melbourne
  • 1924 Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD) received from the University of Melbourne
  • 1924? - 1927 Career position - Resident Medical Officer at the Melbourne Children's and Women's Hospitals
  • 1926 - 1965 Career position - Honorary Paediatrician at the Queen Victoria Hospital, Melbourne
  • 1927? - 1937 Career position - General medical practice
  • 1929 - 1965 Career position - Lecturer in Neo-Natal Paediatrics at the University of Melbourne
  • 1949 - 1965 Career position - Honorary Paediatrician at the Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne
  • 1954 Award - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
  • 1965 - 1986? Career position - Consultant Paediatrician at the Queen Victoria Hospital, Melbourne
  • 1966 Education - Honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) received from the University of Melbourne
  • 1971 Career position - Associate of the Department of Paediatrics at Monash University
  • 1971 Award - Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
  • 1979 Career position - Honorary Consultant Paediatrician at the Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne

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Australian Dictionary of Biography Online

Australian Women's Register

  1. Campbell, Dame Kate IsabelAustralian Dictionary of Biography Online : Campbell, Dame Kate Isabel
    McCalman, Janet
    [2006]
    Published: Australian National University
    Series: http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A170180b.htm
  2. Monash Biographical Dictionary of 20th Century Australia
    Arnold, John and Morris, Deirdre
    [1994]
    Published: Reed Reference Publishing
  3. A guide to the care of the young child, infant and pre-school ages: for students of infant welfare
    Brown, Vera Scantlebury
    [1947]
    Published: Dept of Health, Division of Maternal, Infant and Pre-School Welfare
  4. 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
  5. The Half-open door : sixteen modern Australian women look at professional life and achievement
    Grimshaw, Patricia and Strahan, Lynne
    [c1982]
    Published: Hale & Iremonger
  6. 150 years, 150 stories : brief biographies of one hundred and fifty remarkable people associated with the University of Melbourne
    Flesch, Juliet and McPhee, Peter
    [2003]
    Published: Department of History, University of Melbourne
  7. Where are the Women in Australian science?
    Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
    [2003]
    Published: Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
    Series: http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/wisa/wisa.html
  8. Who's who of Australian women
    Lofthouse, Andrea
    [1982]
    Published: Methuen Australia
  9. 200 Australian Women: A Redress Anthology
    Radi, Heather
    [1988]
    Published: Women's Redress Press
  10. Victorian Women's Roll of Honour: Women Shaping the Nation
    [2001]
    Published: Centurary of Federation Victoria
    Series: http://www.women.vic.gov.au/CA25666E00000B30/Images/CoFHR/$File/CoFHR.pdf
  11. The University of Melbourne Archives: Half open door, The (1978 - 1983)
    Correspondence; structure of the book; unused manuscripts; photographs and sketches; biological notes and material; draft manuscripts; edited manuscripts; galley proofs; promotional material; book reviews; miscellaneous. The collection relates to preparation and publication of "The Half Open Door", a book of sixteen autobiographical chapters by sixteen women of various professions, most of whom were associated with the University of Melbourne. Patricia Grimshaw and Lynne Strahan were joint editors. Patricia Grimshaw wrote the introduction, Lynne Strahan was a contributor along with Barbara Falk, Therese Radic, Nina Christesen, Mary Macqueen, Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Joyce Nicholson, Dame Kate Cambell, Helen Gifford, Alison Patrick, Beatrice Faust, Norma Grieve, Deidre FitzGerald, Mary Turner Shaw, Dinan Dyason, Judith Lumley. The portrait illustrations were by Sandra Simon.
    83/147
  12. The University of Melbourne Archives: Scantlebury Brown, Vera (1889-1946) (1917 - 1939)
    Diary letters 1917-1932; Victorian Baby Health Centre Association Book including appointments, balance sheets, notes 1917-1925; Victorian Baby Health Centre Association Report Book of Medical Officer 1920-1925 including letters 1939; photocopied material on Dr Scantlebury Brown and the Baby health Centre Asssociation; biographical notes on Dr Scantlebury Brown prepared by Wendy Kappel 1977; index cards; interview records; "A Guide to the Care of the Young Child" - For students of infant welfare by Dr Scantlebury Brown and Kate Campbell.
    84/82

Encyclopedia of Australian Science

  1. Campbell, Dame Kate Isabel (1899-1986), PaediatricianAustralian Dictionary of Biography 17 185-186 : Campbell, Dame Kate Isabel (1899-1986), Paediatrician
    McCalman, Janet
    [2007]
  2. Kate Campbell (1899-1986) paediatrician200 Australian Women: A Redress Anthology Heather Radi : Kate Campbell (1899-1986) paediatrician
    Grimshaw, Patricia
    [1988]
    Published: Women's Redress Press Inc
  3. A Medical Life: an Interview with Dame Kate CampbellThe Half-open Door: Sixteen Modern Australian Women Look at Life and Achievement Patricia Grimshaw and Lynne Strahan : A Medical Life: an Interview with Dame Kate Campbell
    Campbell, Kate
    [1982]
    Published: Hale & Iremonger
  4. 150 Years, 150 Stories: Kate Isabel CampbellUni News 12 11 4 : 150 Years, 150 Stories: Kate Isabel Campbell
    Flesch, Juliet and McPhee, Peter
    [2003]
  5. Lifework: Heroes of Australian Health
    Murray, James
    [1997]
    Published: Focus Publishing for [Medical Benefits Fund of Australia Ltd]
  6. 150 years, 150 stories: brief biographies of one hundred and fifty remarkable people associated with the University of Melbourne
    Flesch, Juliet and McPhee, Peter
    [2003]
    Published: Department of History, University of Melbourne

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