Clara Stone facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Clara Stone
On her graduation from the University of Melbourne, 1891
Born	Hobart, Tasmania
Alma mater	University of Melbourne
Occupation	General practitioner

Grace 'Clara' Stone (12 January 1860 – 10 May 1957) was one of the first two women to graduate with honours in medicine at the University of Melbourne in 1891. She was named the first president of the Victorian Medical Women's Society, being elected in 1895, when the Society was founded. Dr. Stone was also one of three founders of the Queen Victoria Hospital, the first hospital in Australia founded by women, for women.

Her sister, Constance Stone, was the first woman to practice medicine in Australia.[1]

Awards

Stone was inducted onto the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in 2007.