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