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The Remarkable Greig Sisters
Pioneers in Medicine and Law
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Flos Greig said, ‘Women are men’s equals in every way and quite competent to hold their own in all spheres of life.’ Then she and her sisters set about proving it. The Greig sisters – including Jane, Janet and Flos – arrived in Melbourne in 1889 in search of a university education. As the 19th century turned into the next, Jane and Janet would be among the first women doctors in Australia. And once an enabling act of parliament was passed, Flos became the first woman in the young nation to practise law. They were unusual for the time and yet not alone. With other similarly remarkable women, they fought for women’s rights and established organisations such as the Queen Victoria Hospital, the Women Graduates’ Association and the Lyceum Club. Their stories – keenly researched by their great-niece Iola Mathews – provide insight not only into their own lives, but into their times, the opposition they faced from the public and their chosen colleagues, and the progress they and others would make for their ‘sisters’ yet to come.
Iola Mathews OAM is an author, co-founder of the Women’s Electoral Lobby and a former journalist at The Age. Later she worked at the ACTU as an industrial officer and advocate, specialising in women’s employment. She is the great-niece of Jane, Janet and Flos Greig and the granddaughter of Clara Greig.
- ISBN-13
- 9781923192799
- Publisher
- Monash University Publishing
- Imprint
- Monash University Publishing
- Publication date
- 1 September 2026
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 272
- Dimensions
- 210 x 135 mm
- Illustrations
- 35 black and white images interspersed with the text
- Language
- English
