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Lilian Helen Alexander
Lilian Helen Alexander (15 March 1861 – 18 October 1934) was an Australian surgeon and one of the first women to study medicine at the University of Melbourne.
Early life.
Alexander was born in 1861 at St Kilda, Victoria to Jane and Thomas Alexander. Her father was an English-born printer and bookseller while her mother (Jane née Furnell) was an Irish-born school administrator. She attended Lawn House, the school run by her mother, and Presbyterian Ladies' College before
of the Victorian Medical Women's Society sought alternative means to provide their services, through military services established by medical women overseas. These notable women, including Mary de Garis, Helen Sexton, and Vera Scantlebury are honoured with a memorial plaque which was placed at The Welsh Church in 2016.
Members.
Members Foundational members included.
- Emma 'Constance' Stone (1856–1902)
- Grace 'Clara' Stone (1860–1957)
- Mary Page Stone (1865–1910)
- Lilian Helen Alexander (1861–1934)