Jean Headberry

Jean Evelyn Headberry
Jean Evelyn Headberry
Born	15 October 1911
Died	1993
Occupation(s)	Registered nurse and midwife
Known for	Awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal in 1961

Jean Evelyn Headberry (15 October 1911 – 1993) was an Australian registered nurse and midwife who was awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal in 1961.[1][2]

Headberry served as a nursing sister with the Australian Army Nursing Service in the Second World War,[3][4] and was awarded a Centaur Memorial Scholarship in 1946 to study in England.[5]

Headberry later became the Dean of Royal Melbourne and Associated Hospital's School of Nursing.[1][6]

References

"The Age". Google News Archive Search. 20 July 1961. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
"International Review of the Red Cross, May 1962, Second year – No. 14" (PDF). Loc.gov. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
"AUSTRALIAN NURSES ABOUT TO EMBARK (EMBARKATION "G" ) FOR OVERSEAS SERVICE. MATRON IN CHIEF GRACE WILSON CBE RRC (LOWER LEFT) FAREWELLED THE NURSING CONTINGENT. STANDING ABOVE HER (FROM THE TOP OF ..." Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
McCullagh, C. (2010). Willingly Into the Fray: One Hundred Years of Australian Army Nursing. Australian Army history collection. Big Sky Publishing Pty, Limited. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-9806582-6-2. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
"CENTAUR SCHOLARSHIP AWARD". The Age. No. 28, 417. Victoria, Australia. 23 May 1946. p. 6. Retrieved 8 April 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
Wilkinson, J. (2000). "You Would Not be Suitable as a Nurse, Dear": Jean Evelyn Headberry, FNM 1911–1993 : a Biography. Melbourne School of Nursing Past Trainees Association. ISBN 978-0-9589683-1-7. Retrieved 8 September 2016.

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[Google_News_Archive_Search_1961-1] "The Age". Google News Archive Search. 20 July 1961. Retrieved 8 September 2016.

[2] "International Review of the Red Cross, May 1962, Second year – No. 14" (PDF). Loc.gov. Retrieved 7 December 2016.

[Australian_War_Memorial-3] "AUSTRALIAN NURSES ABOUT TO EMBARK (EMBARKATION "G" ) FOR OVERSEAS SERVICE. MATRON IN CHIEF GRACE WILSON CBE RRC (LOWER LEFT) FAREWELLED THE NURSING CONTINGENT. STANDING ABOVE HER (FROM THE TOP OF ..." Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 8 September 2016.

[McCullagh_2010_p._89-4] McCullagh, C. (2010). Willingly Into the Fray: One Hundred Years of Australian Army Nursing. Australian Army history collection. Big Sky Publishing Pty, Limited. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-9806582-6-2. Retrieved 8 September 2016.

[5] "CENTAUR SCHOLARSHIP AWARD". The Age. No. 28, 417. Victoria, Australia. 23 May 1946. p. 6. Retrieved 8 April 2019 – via National Library of Australia.

[Wilkinson_2000-6] Wilkinson, J. (2000). "You Would Not be Suitable as a Nurse, Dear": Jean Evelyn Headberry, FNM 1911–1993 : a Biography. Melbourne School of Nursing Past Trainees Association. ISBN 978-0-9589683-1-7. Retrieved 8 September 2016.