Stefania Siedlecky

Stefania Winifred Siedlecky (25 March 1921 – 24 June 2016) was an Australian medical doctor who was influential in the development of the family planning movement in New South Wales.

Biography Siedlecky was born in Blackheath, the eldest daughter of Polish-Australians Winifred and Stefan Siedlecky. She had one sister, Josephine, who also became a doctor. Siedlecky's mother was the daughter of stained-glass artist John Radecki, a Pole who had emigrated to Australia in the 1870s.

Awards and recognition In the 1987 Australia Day Honours she was made a Member of the Order of Australia for services to women's health.

Personal life While at university, Siedlecky met John Couani, a Greek-Australian medical student. They married shortly after graduating and had four children, one of whom is poet Anna Couani. They later divorced and Siedlecky married Bill Cameron.