Una Porter

Una Porter
CBE
Born
Una Beatrice Cato

(1900-10-17)17 October 1900
Hawthorne, Victoria, Australia
Died24 June 1996(1996-06-24) (aged 95)
East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation(s)clinical psychiatrist, philanthropist, author

Una Porter CBE (17 October 1900 - 24 June 1996) was an Australian psychiatrist and philanthropist. As senior psychiatrist at Queen Victoria Hospital, she established their first clinic of psychiatry. She was active in the Australian Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), and served as world president from 1963 to 1967. She was appointed an officer in the Order of the British Empire on 31 December 1960,[1] and elevated to CBE on 1 January 1968.[2]

  1. ^ "Mrs Una Beatrice Porter". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  2. ^ "Mrs Una Beatrice Porter". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 2022-10-30.