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Born: 28 February 1891, Australia
Died: 14 July 1962
Country most active: Australia
Also known as: NA
Amy Rivett was a disciple of Marie Stopes and advocated birth control. Later she specialised in gynaecology. She and her brother Edward were partners in Brisbane in the 1920s and again in Sydney after World War II. As municipal medical officer in Brisbane she was in charge of the health of licensed prostitutes. Rivett was a foundation member of the Queensland Medical Women’s Society.
Chronology
1915
Education – Bachelor of Medicine (MB) completed at the University of Sydney
1915 – 1917
Career position – Superintendent at the Hospital for Sick Children, Brisbane
1917
Career position – Resident Medical Officer at Brisbane General Hospital
1918
Education – Master of Surgery (ChM) completed at the University of Sydney
1918
Career position – Resident Medical Officer at Lady Bowen Hospital
1919 – c. 1946
Career position – Private practice in Wickham Terrace
1936
Career position – Studied in London and Vienna
c. 1946 – ?
Career position – Private practice with her brother Edward in Sydney