Sister Elizabeth Kenny

Sister Elizabeth Kenny (1880 in Warialda-1952 in Toowooomba) was an Australian nurse who achieved renown for her innovative treatment of Poliomyelitis before a vaccine was discovered by Jonas Salk. Her life story was told in the 1946 movie Sister Kenny starring Rosalind Russell.

2 Quotes

The record of one's life must needs prove more interesting to him who writes it than to him who reads what has been written.

Sister Elizabeth Kenny

It's better to be a lion for a day, than a sheep all your life.

Sister Elizabeth Kenny