Alice Mary Barry was an Irish medical doctor, the first woman to be nominated for a fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.
Occupation
physician
Born
April 8, 1880
Died
July 2, 1955
Overview
Alice Mary Barry (8 April 1880 – 2 July 1955) was an Irish medical doctor, the first woman to be nominated for a fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.
Early life and career
Barry was born in Cork, Ireland, to Richard Barry and Mary Mahony. She gained her medical licence in 1906 from the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland graduating from the Apothecaries Hall. She was one of only six women to do this between 1885 and 1922.
Her residency was with the Mater Hospital in Dublin. She gained a Diploma in Public Health in 1905. As one of the early women doctors, Barry was an active and founding member of the Women's National Health Association which began in 1908. Through the association Barry became the medical officer for nine Babies Clubs in Dublin from 1912 to 1929.
Barry was one of the founders of St Ultan's Infant Hospital that was first opened in 1919 in Dublin, and one of the benefactors and fundraisers for the hospital. She worked with the various government-established councils on public health and medical services in Ireland.
