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Six of the 10 Otago medical graduates of 1962: Left to right: Anne Cowie (nee McNulty), Mary Miller (nee Cameron), Robyn Hewland, Haydn Cameron (nee Bell); Maureen Peskett (nee Lester), Dorothy Kral.

First day of university, 1939. Margaret Cameron, Daphne Adams (nee Morrison), Gwen Buchan

Otago Girl’s High School, 1957. Joan Faoagali (nee Wilson): back row, third from the right

Karen Palmer (nee France), Wanaka 1989 Skiing at Cardrona Ski Field

Maire Smith (nee Tait), graduated 1947

Judith Anne Driscoll (nee Daniels), graduated 1964

Featuring Robin Helen Briant

Mabel Christie (nee Hanron) and husband, 1919

Elspeth Fitzgerald (nee Cameron), graduated 1920. Elspeth pictured with her eldest daughter during her early career.

Bryce Gunn, Meredyth Gunn (nee Wilson)

Capping Ball, May 8th, 1945. Back row (left to right): Meredyth & Kenn, Beryl & John Latton, Fred Desmond & friend, Norman Winsett. Front row (left to right): Ron Smith & fiancee, Noel Dalton & girlfriend, Jan Squires & friend.

Mary Victoria Miller (nee Cameron), graduated 1962

Photo courtesy of Judith Barfoot (nee Radcliffe)

New Zealand Medical Women’s Association luncheon 1962, with Dorothy Kral, Carol Shand, Haydn Cameron (nee Bell), Mary Miller (nee Cameron), Maureen Peskett (nee Lester), Anne Cowie (nee McNulty), Robyn Hewland.

Norma Beatrice Benson on the occasion of her 85th birthday (1 November 1995). The photograph was taken by Norman Gibb Brown at her home 17 The Crescent, Tindalls Bay, Whangaparoa.

Featuring Joan Walton (nee Robertson), graduated 1945

Christchurch Pathology, 3rd August 1976. Back row (left to right): Pat Kelleher, Mike Beard, Laurie Treadgold, Helen Angus, Robin Fraser Front row (left to right): Claude Andre, Joan Faoagali (nee Wilson), [Unknown], Roy McGiver, Jack Hamer

Featuring Katharine Bowden (nee Thomson)

Two medical sisters, ~1948. Jenny Wilson, (mother), Meredyth Wilson

Featuring Robin Helen Briant

Elizabeth Berry nee Waugh Burns, graduated 1960

Rosalie Helen Sneyd (nee McPherson)

Elizabeth Berry nee Waugh Burns, graduated 1960

Karen Palmer (nee France), Canada 2002 Canadian Geriatric Society meeting at Banff

Karen Palmer (nee France), Ross Sea, Antarctica, 2003

Robin Helen Briant, 1999 Robin on her final day of work at Auckland Hospital

Students’ last year of medical school training, 1950. Featuring Mary Litster O’Halloran (nee Burnet) in the front row, fourth from the left. The other woman three seats down from Mary is Margaret Coop (nee Rudd).

Featuring Robin Helen Briant

Featuring Robin Helen Briant

The University of Otago Medical School graduates, class of 1954

Image courtesy of Cecily (Anne) Cowie (nee McNulty), 1967 Site in Kawarau Gorge where Anne was sent to attend to accidents of a bus crash late in the evening. Both the ambulance driver and Anne (in her Morris Minor car), also found themselves washed into the gorge, and themselves were sent to hospital.

Katherine Bowden (nee Thomson) and Cindy Farquhar, 2018. Katherine Thomson graduated from the University of Otago Medical School in 1954. She is pictured here with researcher Professor Cindy Farquhar during an interview for the Early Medical Women Project.

Karen Palmer (nee France), Wellington Hospital 1985 Leading a discussion with staff on clinical management of patients while working as a Consultant Geriatrician

Featuring Robin Helen Briant

The Samoa National Hospital, 1970. Joan Faoagali (nee Wilson): second row, third from the left

Featuring Robin Helen Briant

Photo courtesy of Judith Barfoot (nee Radcliffe)

Otago University Student’s Association, 1963 Featuring Robin Helen Briant

Molly Smith (nee Wagstaff), graduated 1938

Elspeth Fitzgerald (nee Cameron), graduated 1920

Jennifer Colston Wilson, graduated 1957

Univeristy of Otago third year medical students, 1937 Featuring women graduates: Christabel Mary Spence-Sales, Eunice Janice McLean, Norma Beatrice Benson. [photo courtesy of Otago Medical School Alumni Association: https://www.otago.ac.nz/medicalalumnus/images/class-photos/large/Med3%201937%20large.jpg)

Karen Palmer (nee France), 2006 Pictured during annual leave while working as Acting CEO at Wellington Hospital. Karen later retired from medical staff after 40 years of service.

Karen Palmer (nee France), Dunedin 1962 Karen is pictured with her beloved (10 pound bicycle). She could not reach the pedals from the seat!

Joan Walton (nee Robertson), graduated 1945

Ann Weston nee Coates, graduated 1954

Women who graduated from Otago Medical School in 1954. Back row (left to right): Margaret Belton (nee Hart), Bronwyn Robinson (nee Broomfield), Pat Bassett, Joan Kerr, [unknown], Kathleen Bradford (nee Johnstone), Elizabeth Naylor (nee Beauchamp), Katharine Bowden (nee Thomson). Front row (left to right): Margaret Gibberd (nee Sidey), Ann Weston (nee Coates), Gwen Allison (nee Hookings)

Letter, 10 March 1891, from Emily Siedeberg, York Place, to the Chancellor of the University of Otago [first page], from ‘Scrapbook of autograph letters and photographs of Otago University Medical School staff’, MS-1689/001, University of Otago Medical Library Historical Collection.

The University of Otago Medical School Graduates, 1962.

Cecily (Anne) Cowie (nee McNulty), graduated 1962 Anne at her MBChB graduation ball with her parents Margert and Frank McNulty

Elspeth Mary Fitzgerald (nee Cameron), graduated 1920

Featuring Ella Connolly (nee Langley)

Norma Benson (left) with Nira Dorset. This photograph was taken in about 1990.

The University of Otago Medical School, class of 1941. Medical students in their fourth year of studies

Norma Benson (right) with Nira Dorset. This photograph was probably taken between 1940 and 1944.

Photo courtesy of Judith Barfoot (nee Radcliffe)

New Zealand Medical Women’s Association dinner, 1997. Back row (left to right): Anita Lloyd, Jean Mander (nee Martindale) g. 1964, [Unknown], Ruth Black (nee Blumenthal) g. 1952, Zoe During (nee Smuts-Kennedy) g 1948 Front row (left to right): Daphne Adams (nee Morrison) g. 1944, Margaret Gatman (nee Hunter) g. 1938, Shirley Tonkin (nee Curtis) g. 1945

Noeline and Norman Walker’s wedding, 1946. Bryce Gunn, Meredyth Gunn (nee Wilson), Jane Aylward

Karen Palmer (nee France), Darwin 2002 Representing the New Zealand Geriatric Society (as President) at the Australian Geriatric Society meeting in Darwin, Australia

Featuring Robin Helen Briant

Medical school students, featuring Maire Smith (nee Tait)

Helen Beaumont Angus, graduated 1958

Extract of appeal written by Mary Litster O’Halloran to the Department of Manpower, to argue for her entry into Medical School

Meredyth Wilson’s 21st birthday party, 1946. George Emery, Jane Aylward, Meredyth Gunn (nee Wilson), Bryce Gunn

Mabel Christie nee Hanron, graduated 1917

Photo courtesy of Judith Barfoot (nee Radcliffe)

Medical school friends, 1915 (Left to right:) [Unknown], Elspeth Fitzgerald (nee Cameron), [Unknown], Tui Bakewell

The University of Otago Medical School graduates, class of 1945

Margaret Elizabeth Coop (nee Rudd), graduated 1950

University of Otago third year medical students, 1959 Featuring women medical students: Cecily Anne McNulty, Maureen Joan Lester, [Unknown] Harvey, Dorothy Jean Kral, Ngaire Jean Twose, Jocelyn Mabel MacKnight, Helen Robyn Hewland, Mary Victoria Miller, Meon Carolyn Shand, Dorothy Haydn Bell

Rosalie Sneyd (nee McPherson) and her husband, Sam, on their wedding day, 1959.

The University of Otago Medical School graduates, year unknown

Cecily (Anne) Cowie (nee McNulty), graduated 1962 Anne at her MBChB graduation

Photo courtesy of Judith Barfoot (nee Radcliffe)

Karen Palmer (nee France), London 1973 Representing the London and South East of England ‘Cook of the Realm’ while working as a senior medical officer at Athlone House Geriatric Unit, Middlesex Hospital.

Ella Connolly (nee Langley), graduated 1925

Maureen Anne Bassili (nee O’Brien), graduated 1963

The University of Otago Medical School, class of 1943. Medical students in their second year of studies

Judith Barfoot (nee Radcliffe) and friend disembarking the plane at Christchurch after their capping ceremony, 1960

Photo courtesy of Judith Barfoot (nee Radcliffe)

Karen Thelma Palmer (nee France), graduated 1964

Medical school friends, 1961 Back row (left to right): Gail McLean, Ruth Schell (nee Stevenson), Karen France (nee Palmer) Front row (left to right): Harvey Morgan, Jack Wong, John de Geus

Robyn Hewland, graduated 1962

Featuring Robin Helen Briant

Featuring Robin Helen Briant

Karen Palmer (nee France), during 1988-1991 Chair of the New Zealand Committee of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, and New Zealand Councillor of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians

Daphne Adams (nee Morrison) giving a BCG vaccination at the Health Department, 1967

Karen Palmer (nee France), 1958 Karen and other BSc students sleeping on the street while waiting for All Blacks tickets