Jessie Margaret Langham
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Jessie Margaret Langham,
Early life
Langham was born on 26 March 1902 in Korumburra, Victoria,[1] to Catherine (née Clark) and William Smith Langham. Her father was a pastoralist. She was in her late twenties when she began her training as a nurse at the (Royal) Melbourne Hospital in 1929.[2] She was awarded the C. L. Forrest Trust gold medal for general proficiency and completed her basic training in 1932,[1] after which she went to Queen Victoria hospital to train in midwifery. In 1935 she left her position as Melbourne Hospital's night superintendent to begin two years working for the Australian Inland Mission at the Victoria River Downs Station in the Northern Territory.[2]
Nursing career
In May 1940, following the outbreak of the
Langham was awarded an
Langham was the matron at Ballarat Base Hospital from 1947 to 1967,
Death and legacy
The Ballarat Base Hospital named its nurses home for her in 1988,[5] and Langham died in the suburb of Heidelberg, Victoria, later in the same year.[2] In the following year her OBE medal was given to the Ballarat Base Hospital.[6] In 1997 all of her papers were given to the University of Melbourne as she had no surviving family.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Langham, Jessie M." University of Melbourne Archives. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
- ^ a b c d e Rae, Ruth, "Jessie Margaret Langham (1902–1988)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2023-12-12
- ^ "KING'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS LIST". Canberra Times. 1945-06-14. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- ^ "Matron, Miss J M Langham, 1947–1967, Ballarat Base Hospital". Victorian Collections. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
- ^ a b "[1997.0005] Papers of Jessie Margaret Langham". University of Melbourne Archives. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
- ^ "Matron Jessie Langham (late), presentation of her O.B.E. Medal to the Ballarat Base Hospital, 15th December 1989". Victorian Collections. Retrieved 2023-12-12.