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Elizabeth Kenny was born in New South Wales on September 20, 1880.
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Elizabeth Kenny met her mentor, Dr. Aeneas McDonnell, after she broke her arm by falling off of a horse. This began her interest in human anatomy.
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Sister Kenny began her work as a bush nurse in Nobby, where she grew up.
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In 1913, Sister Kenny opened a hospital in Clifton where she began treating polio.
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When World War I began, Sister Kenny volunteered as a nurse even though she technically was not a nurse. She served on ships tending to the wounded soldiers.
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Sister Kenny was first recognized in the Townsville newspaper for helping a girl with infantile paralysis walk again after 18 months of treatment. Townsville is located in Australia.
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In 1933, Sister Kenny got some help setting up a polio treatment center in Townsville.
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The Queensland Health Department's evaluation of her work led to the establishment of Kenny Clinics in several Australian cities. However, many doctors did not approve of her work.
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In 1937, Sister Kenny published a book about her work with Infantile Paralysis, and then began her work on a second book.
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Sister Kenny Rehabilitation InstituteIn 1940, the government of New South Wales sent Sister Kenny and her daughter to live in America and teach American doctors aobut her polio treatments. She stayed in Minnesota for eleven years.
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Sister KennyIn 1946, Sister Elizabeth Kenny's story was adapted into the film called Sister Kenny. The film won a Golden Globe in 1947.
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Because of her astounding work, Sister Kenny was placed number 1 on the Gallup Poll's Most Admired Women list.
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Sister Kenny FoundationSister Elizabeth Kenny passed away in 1952 from Parkinson's disease. Her infantile paralysis treatment and rehabilition, which was the beginning of physical therapy, has changed the world and will continue to help millions of people all over the globe.
