Title
Two set of documents by Maggie Lim
Year/Period
1949 - 1965
Region
Singapore
Material
Dimension
Gross Measurement: Please refer to parts
Accession No.
2015-00184
Collection of
Credit Line
Donation of Patricia Lin
These four photographs show Maggie Lim (1913 – 1995), a pioneer public health officer and Singapore’s first female Queen’s Scholar. After qualifying as a doctor in London, she became a public health officer in Singapore and campaigned to raise awareness of birth control. She was Honorary Medical Officer of the newly-founded Family Planning Association in 1949, and was responsible for recruiting doctors, recommending forms of contraception and helping to manage clinics. In 1963 she became the head of the Ministry of Health’s Maternity and Child Welfare Department.
