| Place | Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 126377 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | 22 March 1946 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Pathologists in the Pathology Room at the Red Cross Blood Bank. Miss Carmel Montgomery ...
Description
Pathologists in the Pathology Room at the Red Cross Blood Bank. Miss Carmel Montgomery sterilises instruments in a water bath while Miss Ruth Sanger weighs Chemicals. Ruth Sanger obtained her Science Degree from Sydney University in 1938, and subsequently worked during the war in the blood-grouping laboratory of the Sydney Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service. Her initial role was working in the plasma drying plant, however she soon moved to the blood-grouping laboratory. Miss Sanger pursued her interest in this field following the war, and soon after this photograph was taken, she moved to London to complete her PhD and work for Dr Robert Race, her future husband, at the Medical Research Council. Dr Sanger was to become instrumental in the blood-grouping field, publishing the seminal text 'Blood Groups in Man' with Dr Race in 1950. She was appointed Director of the Medical Research Council in 1973 and held this position until she retired in 1983. She was also recognised for her contribution to science and made a Fellow of the British Royal Society.