Frances Gillam Holden
Frances Gillam Holden (9 February 1843 – 21 August 1924) was an Australian nurse who later became the Lady Superintendent of the Hospital for Sick Children (now the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children) in Glebe, Sydney. Holden was also a prolific writer and wrote books, poems, and contributed to journal and newspaper articles with her publications focusing on topics such as nursing practices, physiology, and women's rights. Holden was also the co-founder of The Dawn Club, a women's suffrage group and made regular contributions to its magazine, "The Dawn". For her contributions as a writer and as a women's rights supporter, Holden is regarded as a first-wave feminist.
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Hospital for Sick Children
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Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children
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Sydney
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physiology
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women's rights
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The Dawn
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Frances Gillam Holden
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9 February 1843
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21 August 1924
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