Sister Elizabeth Kenny - Leah's Australian Gal Pick
Gals Guide
English - January 31, 2024 19:39 - 23 minutes - 27.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsHistory Arts Books Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Leah closes out Australian Gals Month with her pick. Sister Elizabeth Kenny (who was a military sister, not a religious sister) was an Australian Bush nurse who basically created physical therapy. At the time her methods of treating polio patients were unconventional but one day there was some help from the Mayo Clinic in the United States. Learn more about this amazing woman.