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Rivett, Amy Christine (1891 - 1962)

Physician

Born: 28 February 1891 Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia. Died: 14 July 1962 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Amy Christine Rivett was a disciple of Marie Stopes and advocated birth control. Later she specialised in gynaecology. She and her brother Edward were partners in Brisbane in the 1920s and again in Sydney after World War II. As municipal medical officer in Brisbane she was in charge of the health of licensed prostitutes. Rivett was a foundation member of the Queensland Medical Women's Society.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1915 Bachelor of Medicine (MB) completed at the University of Sydney
1915 - 1917 Superintendent at the Hospital for Sick Children, Brisbane
1917 Resident Medical Officer at Brisbane General Hospital
1918 Resident Medical Officer at Lady Bowen Hospital
1918 Master of Surgery (ChM) completed at the University of Sydney
1919 - c. 1946 Private practice in Wickham Terrace
1936 Studied in London and Vienna
c. 1946 - ? Private practice with her brother Edward in Sydney

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997
Modified: 10 October 2006

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