Dame Jean Macnamara

Donovancirca. 1930

National Portrait Gallery
Canberra, Australia

Dame Jean Macnamara DBE (1899-1968) was a medical doctor and scientist who was involved in crucial research into poliomyelitis during the 1920s and 1930s. She is seen here at the approximate age of 31 in 1930.

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Title: Dame Jean Macnamara
Creator: Donovan
Date Created: circa. 1930
Provenance: Gift of Merran Samuel (nee Connor) 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

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