- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: IMP0108
Lions, Agnes Mary (Molly)
- MBE
- Born 22 April 1908, Balmain, New South Wales, Australia
- Died 22 December 1992, Normanhurst Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Occupation Nurse, Unionist
Summary
Agnes Lions qualified as a nurse in 1931 and worked in all branches of nursing in New South Wales until 1941 when she moved into the area of industrial nursing. She was one of four founders of the New South Wales College of Nursing (NSWCN) in 1949. From 1949 to 1952 she was responsible for the syllabus and supervision of the Industrial Nursing Certificate at the NSWCN, gaining the certificate herself in 1950. In 1946 Lions founded the Industrial Nursing Branch of the New South Wales Nursing Association and held the post of honorary secretary from its inception in 1947 to 1951. She was appointed MBE – Member of The Order of the British Empire (Civil) – New Year’s Honours List, 1960, for services to nursing.
Published resources
- Book Section
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Resource Section
- Lions, Agnes Mary (1908 - 1992), Biographical Entry, 2002, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/biogs/P004112b.htm
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Resource
- Where are the Women in Australian science?, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, 2003, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/wisa/wisa.html
- Trove: Lions, Agnes Mary (1908-1992), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-754077
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Site Exhibition
- Faith, Hope and Charity Australian Women and Imperial Honours: 1901-1989, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2003, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/honours/honours.html