Lilian Violet Cooper

Lilian Violet Cooper

Lilian Violet Cooper (1861-1947) was a medical practitioner in Queensland, Australia. She was the first female doctor registered in Queensland.[1]

World War I

During World War I Cooper volunteered with the Scottish Women's Hospital Service after was she was turned down by the Australian Army as female doctors were not wanted. She assisted people on the front line in France and Serbia and was in charge of the ambulance division, with all female drivers (including her close friend Mary Josephine Bedford). Operating in tents close to the front line, Cooper was later awarded the Order of St Sava from the Serbian King for her wartime efforts.[2]

Death

Lilian Violet Cooper died on August 18, 1947 and is buried next to her long-time companion Mary Josephine Bedford at Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[3]

Legacy

The electoral district of Cooper created in the 2017 Queensland state electoral redistribution was named after her.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Leggett, C. A. C. Cooper, Lilian Violet (1861–1947). Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  2. ↑ "Lilian Cooper (1861-1947)" (PDF). History of women in Queensland. Queensland Government. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Cemeteries search". Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  4. ↑ Queensland Redistribution Commission (26 May 2017). "Determination of Queensland's Legislative Assembly Electoral Districts" (PDF). Queensland Government Gazette. p. 188. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.

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