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| Having trained as a nurse and then as a midwife, she was a ] with the ] in India before returning to the United Kingdom. Working in hospitals and maternity homes, she ended her career as chief administrative nursing officer of the ] ] from 1977 to 1988.<ref name="WWW" /><ref name="LG 30 December 1988" /> | Wheeler was born on 23 April 1932 to Charles and Leonora Brain. She was educated at ], an all-girls ] Having trained as a nurse and then as a midwife, she was a ] with the ] in India before returning to the United Kingdom. Working in hospitals and maternity homes, she ended her career as chief administrative nursing officer of the ] ] from 1977 to 1988.<ref name="WWW" /><ref name="LG 30 December 1988" /> | ||
| In addition, she served as president of the ] from 1987 to 1994, having become a member of the Council in 1970. She also held a number of public appointments, such as membership of the Standing Midwifery Committee, Welsh National Board (1982–1987), of the ]'s Standing Nursing and Midwifery Advisory Committee (1987–1993), and of the ]. She also served as the treasurer of the ] from 1978 to 1990.<ref name="WWW">{{cite web |title=Brain, Dame Margaret Anne, (23 April 1932–5 June 2024), President, Royal College of Midwives, 1987–94 (Member Council, 1970–96) |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U8518 |website=] |publisher=Oxford University Press |access-date=7 January 2025 |language=en |date=1 December 2007}}</ref><ref name="Personal papers">{{cite web |title=Personal papers of Dame Margaret Brain |url=http://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/data/gb1538-rcms/rcms/215 |website=archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk |access-date=7 January 2025 |date=January 2013}}</ref> | In addition, she served as president of the ] from 1987 to 1994, having become a member of the Council in 1970. She also held a number of public appointments, such as membership of the Standing Midwifery Committee, Welsh National Board (1982–1987), of the ]'s Standing Nursing and Midwifery Advisory Committee (1987–1993), and of the ]. She also served as the treasurer of the ] from 1978 to 1990.<ref name="WWW">{{cite web |title=Brain, Dame Margaret Anne, (23 April 1932–5 June 2024), President, Royal College of Midwives, 1987–94 (Member Council, 1970–96) |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U8518 |website=] |publisher=Oxford University Press |access-date=7 January 2025 |language=en |date=1 December 2007}}</ref><ref name="Personal papers">{{cite web |title=Personal papers of Dame Margaret Brain |url=http://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/data/gb1538-rcms/rcms/215 |website=archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk |access-date=7 January 2025 |date=January 2013}}</ref> | ||
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Dame Margaret Anne Wheeler, DBE, FRCOG (née Brain; 23 April 1932 – 5 June 2024) was a British midwife and public servant.
Biography
Wheeler was born on 23 April 1932 to Charles and Leonora Brain. She was educated at Northampton High School, an all-girls independent school Having trained as a nurse and then as a midwife, she was a medical missionary with the United Society Partners in the Gospel in India before returning to the United Kingdom. Working in hospitals and maternity homes, she ended her career as chief administrative nursing officer of the South Glamorgan Health Authority from 1977 to 1988.
In addition, she served as president of the Royal College of Midwives from 1987 to 1994, having become a member of the Council in 1970. She also held a number of public appointments, such as membership of the Standing Midwifery Committee, Welsh National Board (1982–1987), of the Department of Health's Standing Nursing and Midwifery Advisory Committee (1987–1993), and of the Women's National Commission. She also served as the treasurer of the International Confederation of Midwives from 1978 to 1990.
In 1985, Margaret Brain married Peter Wheeler MBE FRCS FRCOG. He died only three years later, in 1988, the same year that she retired.
Honours
In the 1989 New Year Honours, Wheeler was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in recognition of her work as chief administrative nursing officer of the South Glamorgan Health Authority. In the 1994 New Year Honours, she was promoted to Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) "for services to midwifery", and thereby granted the title dame.
In 1991, Wheeler was elected Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (FRCOG), the first midwife to be so honoured.
References
- ^ "Brain, Dame Margaret Anne, (23 April 1932–5 June 2024), President, Royal College of Midwives, 1987–94 (Member Council, 1970–96)". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "No. 51578". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1988. p. 9.
- ^ "Personal papers of Dame Margaret Brain". archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk. January 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- "No. 53527". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1993. p. 8.