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Phyllis Dorothy Cilento, Lady Cilento (née McGlew; 13 March 1894 – 26 July 1987) was an Australian medical practitioner, prominent medical journalist, and pioneering advocate of family planning in Queensland. In August 2018, about 900 staff at Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital in Brisbane, Queensland called for the hospital to ...
Widely known as `Lady C.’, Phyllis Cilento was 5 ft 7 ins (170 cm) tall, with smooth, olive skin, brown eyes and a direct gaze. She had a strong presence, an outgoing, warm and friendly personality, an immense enthusiasm for life, her work and her family, and a lively sense of humour.
Cilento was author of twenty-four books and monographs, including her first book, Square Meals for the Family (1933), The Cilento Way (1984), and her autobiography, Lady Cilento M.B. B.S.: My Life (1987). See Phyllis Cilento on Scatterplot Matrix. References
This Accidental Present: A Story of Two Families — AndAlso Books. The intersecting lives of extraordinary people: Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker) and Sir Raphael & Lady Phyllis Cilento. In 1951, Kath Walker (later Oodgeroo Noonuccal) became the live-in housekeeper for the family of Sir Raphael and Lady Cilento, an illustrious Brisbane ...
Entry type: Person . Entry ID: AWE1043 . Cilento, Lady Phyllis Dorothy . (1894 – 1987) . Born 13 March, 1894, Sydney New South Wales . Died 26 July, 1987, Brisbane Queensland . Occupation Broadcaster, Doctor, Journalist, Print journalist, Radio Journalist, Social reformer, Women's rights activist . Download content
Description area. Dates of existence. 1894-1987. History. Lady Phyllis Cilento was born in Sydney on 13 March 1894. She was educated in Adelaide, graduating with a MB, BS from the University of Adelaide. She undertook postgraduate work at hospitals and clinics in Malaysia, New Guinea, London, Paris and New York. ... Control area.
Phyllis Dorothy Cilento, Lady Cilento (née McGlew; 13 March 1894 – 26 July 1987) was an Australian medical practitioner, prominent medical journalist, and pioneering advocate of family planning in Queensland. In August 2018, about 900 staff at Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital in Brisbane, Queensland called for the hospital to change its name.
