20-766: Mary Josephine is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Mary Josephine Bedford (1861–1955), English-born Australian philanthropist Mary Josephine Benson (1887–1965), Canadian poet and journalist Mary Josephine Booth (1876–1965), American librarian Mary Josephine Donovan O'Sullivan (1887–1966), Irish professor of history Mary Josephine Hannan (c. 1865–c. 1935), Irish medical doctor Mary Josephine Pritam Singh (born 1949), Malaysian politician Mary Josephine Shelly (1902–1976), American educational and military administrator Mary Josephine Walters (1837–1883), American landscape painter [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share
40-1088: A bicycle and then in her much-loved motorcar. Cooper then worked at the Hospital for Sick Children and the Lady Lamington Hospital for Women in Brisbane, before joining the Mater Misericordiae Hospital in 1905. Cooper returned to England in 1911 and was awarded a doctorate of medicine by the University of Durham in June 1912. During this period she travelled in the United States and visited Johns Hopkins Hospital in Maryland and Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. During World War I , Cooper volunteered with
60-777: A memorial tree was planted on 22 March 1956 at the Spring Hill Playground by Lady Lavarck, wife of Lieutenant-General Sir John Dudley Lavarack , Governor of Queensland . In 1959 the Brisbane City Council agreed to the suggestion of the Playground and Recreation Association to rename the park, the Bedford Playground . The Bedford Playground was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 9 May 1998. In 2020
80-610: A surgeon, while Bedford was in charge of the fleet of 12 customised T-model Ford ambulances. They were both awarded honours for their service, with Bedford receiving the 5th class Order of St Sava . Bedford became a Founder of the Creche and Kindergarten (C&K) Association and in 1920 she was elected to the National Council of Women . Bedford remained an active participant of both the Crèche and Kindergarten Association and
100-601: The "Queensland heritage register boundaries" published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 5 September 2014, archived on 15 October 2014). Lilian Violet Cooper Lilian Violet Cooper (11 August 1861 - 18 August 1947 Brisbane) was a British-born medical practitioner in Queensland , Australia. She was the first woman medical doctor registered in Queensland. Lilian Cooper
120-861: The Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow . On completing her education at the London School of Medicine for Women, in 1892, Cooper sailed for Brisbane with Mary Josephine Bedford . In June 1891, Cooper applied for registration with the Medical Board of Queensland, becoming the first woman doctor registered in Queensland and the second in Australia. Cooper began her professional career in Brisbane with Dr Booth at his general practice in South Brisbane . However, after 6 months of working with Booth who was, reportedly, inebriated for much of
140-886: The National Council of Women also in 1905; she and Cooper were delegates at the International Council of Women in Stockholm in 1912. In 1916 both Bedford and Cooper served in Serbia during World War I with the Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service as the Australian Army would only accept women as nurses. They joined the Ostrovo unit in Serbian Macedonia, under the command of Australian Doctor Agnes Bennett . Cooper worked as
160-511: The Scottish Women's Hospital Service after was she was turned down by the Australian Army as female doctors were not wanted. She served on the front line in France, Macedonia and Serbia and was in charge of the ambulance division, with all female drivers (including her friend Mary Josephine Bedford). Operating in tents close to the front line, Cooper was later awarded the Order of St Sava from
180-670: The Serbian King for her wartime efforts. After World War I, Cooper and Bedford returned to Brisbane in 1918, later taking up residence in the St Mary’s rectory, Kangaroo Point . Cooper became a Foundation Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 1928 and Founder of the Queensland Medical Women's Society. Cooper retired in 1941. She died at Brisbane on 18 August 1947 and
200-507: The State Library of Queensland produced their ' Dangerous Women ' podcast series which features and episode on Dr Lilian Cooper and Josephine Bedford and their life achievements. This Misplaced Pages article was originally based on "The Queensland heritage register" published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 7 July 2014, archived on 8 October 2014). The geo-coordinates were originally computed from
220-541: The University of California, Berkeley on public recreation parks in about 1911, just two years before the Playground Association was established. Ms Bedford was associated with many of the early efforts in Brisbane to establish welfare; she was instrumental in increasing the scope of the Brisbane Children's Hospital in 1905, she was involved with the establishment of the Queensland branch of
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#1732800807357240-477: The Association worked towards assuming the administration of the parks and providing trained supervisors who were to direct play and, through this, to instil the values of courage, honesty and consideration in the children. The supervisors were also to look after the playground libraries, teach hand work and also to liaise with the children's homes. The Association was interested in the full social development of
260-438: The Playground Association throughout her life. It is clearly through her extensive letter writing, evident in archival files on both organisations, that they achieved their successes. Bedford died on 22 December 1955, and is buried next to her lifelong companion, Lilian Violet Cooper at Toowong Cemetery , Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. To commemorate Bedford's instrumental role in the provision of playgrounds in Queensland
280-611: The child and saw the lessons learnt during play as an adjunct to the lessons the children studied in their classrooms. The Crèche and Kindergarten Association was formed in 1907 with the purpose of instituting and maintaining day nurseries and free kindergartens for the children of the poor in Brisbane. Like the Playground Association, the Crèche and Kindergarten Association were successful in achieving local and Queensland Government sponsorship and funding as well as funding from various national philanthropic trust funds. The success of these two organisations can be rightly said to be due to
300-510: The same given name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mary_Josephine&oldid=1250330366 " Category : Given names Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description with empty Wikidata description All set index articles Mary Josephine Bedford Mary Josephine Bedford (1861 – 22 December 1955)
320-551: The time, Cooper terminated her agreement with him and set up her own practice. Her actions raised the ire of Brisbane's then (all male) medical establishment who shunned her professionally until 1893 when she was finally admitted as a member of the Queensland Medical Society. She commenced her own practice at The Mansions in George Street in 1893, making house calls in her horse and sulky initially,
340-473: The tireless and strategic work of Mary Josephine Bedford. Bedford, who is also remembered as the lifelong companion of Dr Lilian Violet Cooper , worked toward alleviating the stress and poverty afflicting urban dwellers. On her many study tours with Cooper, Bedford researched successful methods and programmes on the provision of family welfare in America and Europe and she is known to have attended lectures at
360-471: Was Frederick Bedford . In her student days, she shared accommodation in Chatham, Kent, with Lilian Cooper who became her lifelong friend and companion. They immigrated to Brisbane together in 1891. The Playground Association in Queensland was formed with the practical intention of promoting the establishment of children's playgrounds and recreation centres in districts of poverty and high density. Also
380-605: Was a philanthropist in Brisbane , Queensland , Australia, who was involved in family welfare and children's development through her involvement with the Playground Association and the Crèche and Kindergarten Association. She was awarded the Order of St Sava for her services as an ambulance driver in World War I . Mary Josephine Bedford was born in 1861 in England to Eleanor Steele and George Augustus Bedford. Her first cousin
400-718: Was born in Clapham , South London on 11 August 1861, to parents Henry Fallowfield Cooper, a captain in the Royal Marines, and his wife Elizabeth Shewell. She chose to study medicine at the London School of Medicine for Women in 1886. After completing the course in October 1890 she qualified as a doctor at the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh , studying also at the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh , and
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