Lillie Goodisson

Lillie Elizabeth Goodisson (née Price; c. 1860 – 10 January 1947) was a Welsh Australian nurse and a pioneer of family planning in New South Wales.

They lived in Geraldton until Albert Goodisson went to Batavia in September 1913 to receive treatment for an illness, he died 4 February 1914[3] leaving little to his wife, she borrowed money from her friend Ivy Brookes and returned to Melbourne.

She was involved in patriotic causes during World War I, however her finances did not improve, and she took another loan from Brookes to establish a library at Elwood in Melbourne.

[4][5][6] The association was involved in promoting sex education, preventing and eradicating venereal disease and increasing the public awareness of eugenics.

She advocated the selective breeding of future generations for the elimination of hereditary disease, and defects and campaigned unsuccessfully for the segregation and sterilization of the mentally deficient and for the introduction of pre-marital health examinations.