Constance Elizabeth D'Arcy DBE (1879 - 1950)

Born 1 Jun 1879 in Ilford, New South Wales (Australia)

Ancestors

Died 25 Apr 1950 at age 70 in Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Constance D'Arcy DBE was born in the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)

Constance D'Arcy DBE is Notable.

Dame Constance Elizabeth D'Arcy DBE MB ChM (Sydney) FRACS was born 01 June 1879 at Ilford, New South Wales (Australia). She was the daughter of Murty D'Arcy and Bridget Synnott. ^[1]

Life and Achievements
The read about the life and achievements of this wonderful woman, refer to:

Australian Dictionary of Biography D'Arcy, Dame Constance Elizabeth (1879–1950) by Heather Radi ^[2]

Death
Dame Constance Elizabeth D'Arcy passed away 25 April 1950 at Sacred Heart Hospice for the Dying, Darlinghurst, New South Wales. The cause of death was cerebro-vascular disease. ^[3]

Obituary

Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Wednesday 26 April 1950, page 3

Death Of Dame C. D'Arcy

The death occurred yesterday of Dame Constance Elizabeth D'Arcy, one of the most successful woman graduates from Sydney University.

Dame Constance had been ill for several months. She entered St. Vincent's Hospital but on learning that she would not live she gave up her room and moved to the Hospice for the Dying.

She graduated from Sydney University in 1904 in Medicine.

She was one of Australia's first woman surgeons and a life-long champion of woman's rights.

Her degrees were M.B., Ch.M (Sydney). She was a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Surgeons (FRACS).

Dame Constance was also a world-renowned gynaecologist; She was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1935.

Educated at the Sydney University, she remained associated with the University until her death.

She became a member of the University Senate in 1919, and, six years later, was appointed lecturer in clinical obstetrics to the University.

DEPUTY CHANCELLOR

She did not seek election to the University Senate last year be-cause of ill-health.

In January, 1943, she was made Deputy Chancellor of the University.

Her appointments outside the University were, among others, honorary gynaecologist to St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, since 1923, and a member of the Con-joint Board of the Royal Hospital for Children, Sydney.

For years she was a driving force in the Sydney Business and Professional Women's Club, and in 1944 she was elected president.

For her services to medicine, surgery, and woman, the Pope conferred the Cross peo Ecclesia et Pontífice.

Requiem Mass will be held at 9 a.m. to-morrow at St. Mary's Cathedral. She will be buried at Waverley Cemetery. ^[4]

Probate of her Will

"SISTER GETS £46,430" The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) 1 September 1950: page 7.

SISTER GETS £46,430

Dame Constance D'Arcy's Will

Dame Constance Elizabeth D'Arcy, who died on Anzac Day, April 25, aged 70, left estate of £46,430.

Dame Constance was one of first women medical students to gaduate at Sydney University. She left the whole of her estate to her sister, Margaret Alice D'Arcy.

Probate of the will has been granted in the Supreme Court. ^[5]

Newspaper Report of Ward at Royal Hosptial for Women, named in her honour

Catholic Weekly (Sydney, NSW : 1942 - 1954), Thursday 31 August 1950, page 1

Hospital Pays Tribute To Late Catholic Doctor

TRIBUTES to the late Dame Constance D'Arcy, L.C., were paid last week at the Royal Hospital for Women, on the occasion of the unveiling of a tablet in the ward of the hospital which is to bear her name.

Dame Constance joined the staff of St. Vincent's Hospital in 1923, at the same time as Dr. Maguire.

Another of her outstanding works was that which she did at the Rachel Forster Hospital. Dr. Maguire paid a special tribute to the public life of Dame Constance, as well as to the high esteem she received from the medical profession.

He also spoke of the recognition of her services by His Holiness the Pope (who conferred on her the Cross Pro Ecclesia et Ponti flce). and the King (who conferred on her the title Dame of the British Empire).

Dame Constance's work with women, both in her capacity as a doctor, and in public life, particularly at the University, were also mentioned by Dr. Maguire, who applauded the decision of the Board of the hospital to name a ward after this great Australian woman. Mr. C. A. Hardwicke, K.C., who also knew Dame Constance from her Rylestone days, supported Dr. Maguire's address. Other speakers were Mr. Giltinan, who acted as chairman, Dr. Syred, representing the present honorary medical staff at the hospital, and Mr. C. B. Rodd. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: NSW, Australia BDM Index: Name: DARCY CONSTANCE ELIZABETH |Reg. No. 22887/1879 | Father: MURTY |Mother: BRIDGET | Reg. RYLSTONE, NSW, Australia
2. ↑ Heather Radi, 'D'Arcy, Dame Constance Elizabeth (1879–1950)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/darcy-dame-constance-elizabeth-5880/text10005, published first in hardcopy 1981, accessed online 23 July 2021. |This article was first published in hardcopy in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 8, (MUP), 1981
3. ↑ Death: NSW, Australia BDM Index: Name: D'ARCY CONSTANCE ELIZABETH |Reg. No. 7244/1950 | Father: MURTY | Mother: BRIDGET | Reg. SYDNEY, NSW, Australia
4. ↑ Death Of Dame C. D'Arcy (1950, April 26). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 3. Retrieved July 23, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article27576178
5. ↑ SISTER GETS £46,430 (1950, September 1). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 7. Retrieved July 23, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article27570450
6. ↑ Hospital Pays Tribute To Late Catholic Doctor (1950, August 31). Catholic Weekly (Sydney, NSW : 1942 - 1954), p. 1 (PAGES FOR WOMEN). Retrieved July 24, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article146737208

See also:

• "Late Dame D'Arcy Was Famed Doctor" Catholic Weekly (Sydney, NSW : 1942 - 1954) 4 May 1950: 3 (News Section). Web. 23 Jul 2021 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article146739313>.