- Roberta Jull
Roberta Henrietta Margaritta Jull (born
16 August 1872 inGlasgow, Scotland , died6 March 1961 inSubiaco, Western Australia ) was a medical doctor who, in November 1896, joined her brothers' practice atGuildford, Western Australia , becoming dismayed by the living conditions and high infant mortality among her patients. In 1897, Jull became the first woman to establish a practice inPerth, Western Australia .Jull took a leading part in improving the standard of women's and infant health services in the state and became a respected force and agitator for social reform. The next year she became a member of the influential
Karrakatta Club as well as a founding member of theBritish Medical Association , Western Australian Branch.Close associates included
Edith Cowan , Lady Onslow, Lady Gwenyfred James and Janetta Griffiths-Foulkes. The group of well-connected and wealthy ladies actively petitioned the government for women's and social reform issues, establishing several reformist organisations.In 1915 she married
Martin Jull , Under Secretary for the Public Works Department and afterwards the state's first Public Service Commissioner for Western Australia. In 1916 she became a member of the Senate for theUniversity of Western Australia .She became chief medical officer for schools at the Western Australian Public Heath Department in 1925 and in 1930 was a member of the Australian delegation to the
League of Nations congress.References
* [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090528b.htm Patricia Sholl Church, 'Jull, Roberta Henrietta Margaritta (1872 - 1961)'] , Australian Dictionary of Biography
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