Elma Sandford-Morgan

Elma Sandford-Morgan (23 February 1890 – 1983) was an Australian physician who practised medicine in India and Iraq during the 1920s.

Elma Linton Sandford (later Mrs Sandford-Morgan) was born in Adelaide, South Australia in 1890.[1] Her father, Alexander Wallace Sandford, a businessman and politician, died in 1905. She was educated at a number of girls schools, before entering Cheltenham Ladies College in 1905.[2] Her mother supported her decision to study medicine, and Sandford enrolled at the University of Sydney in 1910. She graduated with her M.D. in 1917.[3][4]

  1. ^ Ogilvie, Marilyn and Harvey, Joy (1999). Elma Linton Sandford-Morgan. Routledge.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "DR E. S. MORGAN". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 8 March 1929. p. 15. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  3. ^ "ABC OF MOTHERCRAFT". The News. Adelaide. 31 May 1930. p. 3. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  4. ^ "UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY". Sydney Morning Herald. 5 September 1917. p. 10. Retrieved 8 June 2017.