$45.72
- Paperback
344 pages
- Release Date
5 June 2025
Summary
In 2025, the year in which the Otago medical school celebrates 150 years, 50 per cent of graduates are women. Back in 1891 when Emily Seideberg, who would go on to become the school’s first woman graduate, applied for entrance it was not at all clear that it would be granted. There was active hostility in many quarters to the very idea that women could be doctors.
This book traces the paths of the women who, between the 1880s and 1967 (when the Auckland medical school opened), battled…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781991016980 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1991016980 |
| Author: | Cynthia Farquhar, Michaela Selway |
| Publisher: | Massey University Press |
| Imprint: | Massey University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 344 |
| Release Date: | 5 June 2025 |
| Weight: | 600g |
| Dimensions: | 27mm x 163mm x 230mm |
Critics Review
‘Magnificent oral history’ — Steve Braunias, ReadingRoom
‘This is much more than just a book about women doctors – these stories and times make vivid reading for anybody interested in New Zealand and its people over the years – both female and male’ — Terry Toner, Dusty Shelves
‘This book reverberates with the bravery and tireless work ethic of extraordinary women in the face of absurd levels of prejudice and misogyny.’ — Himali McInnes, Kete Books
Cynthia Farquhar
Professor Cynthia (Cindy) Farquhar is the daughter of an early medical woman (Meredyth Gunn; 1952). Cindy trained in medicine and graduated from the School of Medicine at the University of Auckland in 1981. She trained in obstetrics and gynaecology in New Zealand and London and is the Postgraduate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Auckland. She has been the recipient of several research awards, most recently the Beaven Medal in 2024.
Michaela Selway is a PhD student in early medieval history at the University of Tübingen, Germany. She received her Master of Arts in History from the University of Auckland in 2020 and has worked as a historical researcher for the Early Medical Women of New Zealand project since that time. Her doctoral research is supported by the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes research scholarship for academic excellence.
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.