Emma Constance Stone (1856–1902)
from Morning Bulletin
Dr. Emma Constance Stone, the pioneer lady physician of Australia, died in Melbourne on Monday last at the residence of her sister, Miss Clara Stone, M.B., at St. Kilda, after a lingering illness. Dr Stone, who was daughter of a London contractor, was born in Hobart forty-six years ago, and at an early age turned her attention to the study of anatomy. On the advice of the Rev. D. E. G. Jones, M.B.C.S., who subsequently became her husband, she decided to study medicine. The idea was almost unheard of in Australia, and Miss Stone, after careful inquiry, went to Philadelphia, where she studied at the Women's Medical College, the oldest medical college in the world for women. She studied later at Toronto, where she graduated as M.D. in 1888. In the following year Dr. Stone continued her studies in London and in 1890 she settled in Melbourne and commenced to practise her profession.
Original publication
Other Obituaries for Emma Constance Stone
- Sydney Morning Herald, 30 December 1902, p 5
- Australian Town and Country Journal, 7 January 1903, p 38
Additional Resources and Scholarship
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- registers as a doctor; she is the first Australian woman to register as a doctor in the colonies, Bathurst Free Press (NSW), 12 February 1890, p 3
- the WCTU holds a reception in her honour, Mercury (Hobart), 9 May 1890, p 4
- profile, Illustrated Sydney News, 4 July 1891, p 9
- conducts the first post-mortem examination made by a woman doctor in Australia, Argus (Melbourne), 28 November 1891, p 5
- is appointed honorary physician at the Home for Destitute Gentlewomen, Illustrated Sydney News, 9 April 1892, p 5
- an outpatient branch of a new hospital for women is to open in St David's Hall, Melbourne; the clinic is to be run by women doctors, including Constance Stone, Argus (Melbourne), 10 October 1896, p 7
- probate, Argus (Melbourne), 29 January 1903, p 5
- registers as a doctor in Tasmania, Mercury (Hobart), 8 February 1898, p 2
- Australia Post is holding an exhibition of the nine Australian women, including Constance Stone, who have appeared on Australian stamps, Australian Women's Weekly, 29 September 1976, pp 36-37
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Stone, Emma Constance
- Jones, David Egryn (husband)
- Stone, Grace Clara (sister)
- Stone, William (brother)
- Stone, Emily Mary (cousin)
- Singleton, John (colleague)
- Alexander, Lilian Helen (colleague)
- Sexton, Hannah Mary Helen (colleague)
Citation details
'Stone, Emma Constance (1856–1902)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/stone-emma-constance-8676/text25747, accessed 10 March 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Jones, Emma Constance
Birth
4 December,
1856
Hobart,
Tasmania,
Australia
Death
29 December,
1902
(aged 46)
St Kilda, Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia