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Siedlecky, Stefania Winifred (1921 - )

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Physician, Gynaecologist and Epidemiologist
Born: 1921  Blackheath, New South Wales, Australia
Stefania Winifred Siedlecky was one of the first two female resident medical officers at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney. She spent nearly thirty years in general practice and was on the gynaecology staff at Rachel Forster Hospital in Sydney 1960-1974. While working with Family Planning New South Wales in the 1970s Siedlecky helped to establish the Leichhardt Women's Health Centre and the Preterm Foundation, two initiatives which brought safe legal abortion to New South Wales. She has written papers on teenage pregnancy, contraceptive use and abortion and has contributed to international publications.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1943Medical graduate at the University of Sydney
1943? - 1944?One of the first female Resident Medical Officers at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney
1944? - 1971General practice in Sydney and Blackheath
1960 - 1974Gynaecologist at the Rachel Forster Hospital, Sydney
1971 - c. 1972Worked on a casual basis with Family Planning New South Wales
c. 1972 - 1974Clinical and Training Doctor at Family Planning New South Wales
1974Consultant in Family Planning at the Commonwealth Department of Health
1974 - 1986Senior Advisor in Family Planning and Women's Health at the Commonwealth Department of Health
1978Master of Science (MSc) in Medical Demographics completed at London University
1980Member of the Australian delegation to the United Nations (UN) Mid-Decade Conference for Women in Copenhagen, Denmark
1984Member of the Australian delegation to the International Conference on Population in Mexico City, Mexico
1985Member of the Australian delegation to the United Nations (UN) End of Decade Conference for Women in Nairobi, Kenya
1986Retired
1987Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
1989 - Honorary Associate in Demography at Macquarie University, New South Wales

 
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