Georgina McCready | |
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| Born | December 17, 1888 |
| Died | 1980 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | nurse |
| Spouse | Samuel McCready |
Georgina McCready, nee Johnstone, MBE, was a founding member of the New South Wales Nurses Association (NSWNA) in 1931 and the New South Wales College of Nursing (NSWCN) in 1949. She was the founding president for the college from 1949 to 1950 and chaired the first meeting of the provisional council for the college. Also, McCready was one of the first supervisory sisters in the NSW Department of Health in 1929. The McCready Scholarship was established in 1954 by the NSWNA in her honour. She was appointed MBE (Member of the British Empire, (Civil) 8 June 1963 for services to the nursing profession.[1] It was during her term as a supervisory nurse inspecting hospital standards for the NSW Board of Health in 1929, that Georgina found the low salaries and poor working and living conditions for nurses throughout NSW. She found that, many hospitals fell below Nurses Registration Board (NRB) requirements and nurses had no industrial cover. Supported by Jessie Street and in partnerships with Iono Nowland (assistant to the registrar of the NRB) Georgina formed the NSW Nurses Association at an emergency meeting 27 March 1931. The 1931 Executive included Nowland as president and Johnstone as honorary secretary.[2]
- ^ Woolston, Hazel, "McCready, Georgina (1888–1980)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2023-06-17
- ^ Georgina McCready (1888-1980), Biography Entry, in Bright Sparcs, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre. Noel Butlin Archives, Australian National University. Mary Dickenson, An Unsentimental Union, The NSW Nurses Association, 1931-1992, Hale & Iremonger, Sydney, 1993. Russell, G. Smith, In Pursuit of Nursing Excellence: A History of the Royal College of Nursing, Australia, 1949-99, Oxford University Press, Melbourne & Oxford, 1999.