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Lucy Osburn was the founder of modern nursing in Australia who also pioneered the employment of high status professional women in public institutions. Osburn's triumphs and trials typify the struggles the colony faced in its relations with the Mother Country.

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The history of Sydney's pioneering maternity hospital is also a history of medical care for women in Australia, from the days of untrained midwives to alternative birthing units.