# Hannah Mary Helen Sexton

> Hannah Mary Helen Sexton MBBS, known as Helen Sexton, was an Australian surgeon. In 1887, she led a group of seven women to successfully petition the University of Melbourne to lift their ban on women enrolling in medicine. She completed her degree in 1892, and went on to co-found the Queen Victoria Hospital. After retiring from a surgical career in Melbourne, she opened a field hospital, Hôpital Australien de Paris, in France during World War I, achieving the rank of Major in the French Army.

*(1862-1950) surgeon*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** Australia
- **Born:** 1862-06-21
- **Died:** 1950-10-12
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Hannah Mary Helen Sexton MBBS, known as Helen Sexton, was an Australian surgeon. In 1887, she led a group of seven women to successfully petition the University of Melbourne to lift their ban on women enrolling in medicine. She completed her degree in 1892, and went on to co-found the Queen Victoria Hospital. After retiring from a surgical career in Melbourne, she opened a field hospital, Hôpital Australien de Paris, in France during World War I, achieving the rank of Major in the French Army.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 37.7 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 3.1 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 25.6 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 20.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 53.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Helen Sexton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Sexton)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21538668)

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