Amelia Bagley

Amelia Bagley (2 October 1870 – 30 January 1956) was a New Zealand hospital matron, midwife and nursing administrator.

[2][4] Bagley, with Hester Maclean and Jessie Bicknell, had a major role in supervising the implementation of the Midwives Act 1904 and setting midwifery standards.

In 1913, she went to Ahipara, Northland during typhoid and smallpox epidemics where she set up a temporary hospitals at the local marae and provided nursing care and advice.

Additional attributes required by Bagley were physical stamina and personal qualities which enabled cooperation with the patients and community.

[4] During World War 1 Bagley served firstly as Assistant Inspector of Hospitals/Civilian and then from 1917 as Matron/Military with the New Zealand Army Nursing Service on the hospital ships "Maheno" and "Marama".