Frances "Fanny" Perry (

née The birth name is the name of the person given upon their birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name or to the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a births registe ...

Cooper; 1814–1892) was born in

Yorkshire, England Yorkshire ( ) is an area of Northern England which was historically a county. Despite no longer being used for administration, Yorkshire retains a strong regional identity. The county was named after its county town, the city of York. The so ...

and migrated with her husband Charles Perry to

Melbourne, Australia Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung/ or ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second most-populous city in Australia, after Sydney. The city's name generally refers to a metropolitan area also known ...

in 1848. Frances Perry was a philanthropist and community worker committed to the work of the church, morality and a focus on women's welfare. She was the chair of the committee that founded the Melbourne Lying-in (Royal Women's) Hospital, and was its first president from 1856 to 1874. She also had leading roles in the Governesses' Home, the Carlton Refuge, and was the first President of the Melbourne Orphan Asylum.

Frances Perry House

The Melbourne Lying-in Hospital in Parkville, Melbourne is now known as the

Royal Women's Hospital The Royal Women's Hospital, located in the Melbourne suburb of Parkville, is Australia's oldest specialist women's hospital. It offers a full range of services in maternity, gynaecology, neonatal care, women's cancers and women's health. It also ...

. In 1970 a maternity wing was opened and named Frances Perry House after her. This went on to become an independent private maternity hospital in 1997 called

Frances Perry Private Hospital Frances Perry House, co-located with the Royal Women's Hospital in the Melbourne suburb of Parkville, is a 69-bed private hospital for women run by Ramsay Healthcare. The hospital specialises in obstetrics, gynaecology, neonatology, breast su ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Perry, Frances 1814 births 1892 deaths Settlers of Melbourne Australian philanthropists