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Oct 31, 2022 · She was a trailblazer with a remarkable story – Sister Elizabeth Kenny, the Australian bush nurse who defied the medical fraternity to develop her own unorthodox methods to treat polio.
Jun 15, 2020 · How “Sister Kenny,” an Australian lay nurse, became a controversial celebrity for treating polio patients using physical therapy techniques.
Apr 25, 2020 · Sister Elizabeth Kenny, a 59-year-old nurse who'd just arrived in the United States after a lifetime in Australia's outback, began examining Henry.
In 1917 she was promoted to sister, a title she used for the rest of her life. Serving with No. 1 Section, Sea Transport Staff, she made eleven more voyages between Australia and Britain, before her AIF appointment was terminated on 28 March 1919.
Sister Elizabeth Kenny. Born: September 20, 1880. Died: November 30, 1952. Major Contribution: Kenny was an Australian nurse who as early as 1910 had reported treating polio cases in the bush back "to normalcy."
Kenny, Elizabeth (1880–1952) Australian-born nurse, without formal medical training, who became known as "Sister" Kenny in World War I and later made a name for herself through her new therapy for polio victims. Name variations: Sister Kenny.
Dec 20, 2023 · Sister Elizabeth Kenny discovered a revolutionary treatment for infantile paralysis and devoted her life to the dissemination of the treatment throughout the U.S. and abroad. After doctors on the east and west coasts dismissed her ideas, Sister Kenny came to Minnesota in 1940.
