Mary Boyd Burfitt Williams

Mary Boyd Burfitt Williams (9 November 1882 – 30 November 1956) was an Australian pathologist and physician. She was the first pathologist at Lewisham Hospital in Sydney and later a physician in Macquarie Street.

Early life and education Mary Boyd Burfitt was born on 9 November 1882, daughter of Annie (née Fitzmaurice) and auctioneer and historian Charles Trimby Burfitt. She was one of seven children, of whom two brothers became doctors and the third a solicitor. She was educated at Rosebank College in Five Dock, matriculating in 1902. She completed a BA and BSc at the University of Sydney, before graduating with first class honours in Bachelor of Medicine in 1909 and a Master of Surgery from the same university in 1910.

Career Williams and Dalyell found employment at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (RPAH) in 1910. being the first female senior resident there, Despite some resistance, she was appointed residency status at Crown Street Women's Hospital where she gained experience in obstetrics. She was an active member of the movement which led to the establishment of Sancta Sophia College, a residential college for Roman Catholic women at the University of Sydney in 1929. She sat on the Council of the college from its inception through to 1953. Their three sons also became medical doctors

She died on 30 November 1956 at Bellevue Hill and is buried at Waverley Cemetery.