List of Old Collegians of PLC Melbourne explained
This is a List of Old Collegians of PLC Melbourne – known as "PLC Old Collegians" – of the Presbyterian Church school, Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne in Burwood, Victoria, Australia.
In 2001, The Sun-Herald named Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne the best girls' school in Australia based on the number of its alumni mentioned in Who's Who in Australia.[1]
Academic
- Maureen Brunt – Emeritus Professor of Economics, Monash University[2]
- Maud Martha Cameron – Headmistress of Firbank Girls' Grammar School (1911–54) and president of the Victorian Association of Headmistresses (1936–37)[3]
- Dymphna Clark (née Lodewyckx) – Language scholar and wife of historian Manning Clark
- Nina Alison Crone OAM – Teacher; Former Headmistress of Melbourne Girls Grammar School; Historian; Linguist; Journalist[4]
- Mary (Isabel) Flinn – Prominent school teacher and university lecturer[5]
- Julia Teresa Flynn – Educationist; First female school inspector; Namesake of 'Julia Flynn Avenue' in Isaacs, Australian Capital Territory[6]
- Nancy Jobson – Educator; Former headmistress of Southland Girls' High School (Invercargill, New Zealand), Queen Margaret College (Wellington, New Zealand), Fairholme Presbyterian Girls' College (Toowoomba, Queensland), and Pymble Ladies' College (Pymble, New South Wales)[7]
- Dame Leonie Judith Kramer – Former Chancellor of the University of Sydney[8]
- Elizabeth Inglis Lothian – Teacher of Classics; Councillor of the Classical Association of Victoria[9]
- Isabel McBryde AO – Professor Emerita, Australian National University; School Fellow, School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts; Independent Researcher[10]
- Joan Montgomery AM. OBE – Educator; former principal of Clyde School, Woodend and Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne[11]
- Helen Gwynneth Palmer – Educationist, Socialist and Writer[12]
- Rosemary Teele – Rhodes Scholar
- Marjorie Jean Tipping MBE – Freelance Author, Art Historian, Consultant and Lecturer on Early Victorian and Tasmanian History and Oriental and Colonial Art History[13]
Business
Community
Entertainment, media and the arts
Medicine and science
Politics, public service and the law
- Elizabeth Moulton Eggleston – Academic lawyer and activist[64]
- Vida Goldstein – Suffragette and first woman to stand for election to the Federal Parliament of Australia[65]
- Flos Greig – First woman admitted to the Victorian Bar[66]
- Rosemary Claire Hunter – Professor of Law at the University of Kent; formerly Professor of Law at Griffith University, Dean of the Faculty of Law, Director of the Socio-Legal Research Centre[67]
- Fiona Krautil – Director of the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency[68]
- Eleanor May Moore – Pacifist[69]
- Alice Frances Mabel Moss – Campaigner for women's rights[70]
- Hon. Justice Marcia Ann Neave AO- Judge, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Victoria;[71] Chairwoman of the Victorian Law Reform Commission[72]
- Senator Jocelyn Newman – Former Senator for Tasmania[73]
- Kelly O'Dwyer – Federal member for the seat of Higgins.[74]
- Marion Phillips – Politician, first Australian woman to win a seat in a national parliament[75]
- Kim Rubenstein – Professor and Co-Director, 50/50 by 2030 Foundation, University of Canberra[76]
- Judge Meryl Elizabeth Sexton – Judge, County Court of Victoria[77]
- Jillian Skinner – Politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly; Former Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Shadow Minister for Health, Shadow Minister for Science and Medical Research, and Shadow Minister for Arts[78]
- Christian Brynhild Ochiltree Jollie Smith – Solicitor, second woman to be admitted as a solicitor in New South Wales, first female taxi driver in Melbourne[79]
Religion
See also
Further reading
- Fitzpatrick, K. 1975. PLC Melbourne: The First Century 1875–1975. Burwood, Presbyterian Ladies' College.
- Reid, M.O. 1960. The Ladies Came to Stay: A Study of the Education of Girls at the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne 1875–1960. Melbourne, Council of the College.
External links
Notes and References
- News: Frank. Walker. The ties that bind. Sunday Life. The Sun-Herald. 16. 2001-07-22. 2007-09-12.
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- http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A150417b.htm?hilite=presbyterian%3Bladies%3Bcollege Australian Dictionary of Biography: Meredith, Winifred Barbara (1895–1979)
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- http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140200b.htm?hilite=presbyterian%3Bladies%3Bcollege Australian Dictionary of Biography: Flinn, Mary (Isabel) (1894–1959)
- http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080555b.htm?hilite=presbyterian%3Bladies%3Bcollege Australian Dictionary of Biography: Flynn, Julia Teresa (1878–1947)
- http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090483b.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography: Jobson, Nancy (1880–1964)
- http://www.usyd.edu.au/senate/history/Kramer.shtml The University of Sydney Past Chancellors: Dame Leonie Judith Kramer (1924–)
- http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A150156b.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography: Lothian, Elizabeth Inglis (1881–1973)
- Encyclopedia: Suzannah Pearce. Who's Who in Australia Live!. McBRYDE Isabel. 2006-11-17. Crown Content Pty Ltd. North Melbourne, Vic.
- http://www.women.vic.gov.au/CA256EAE001354BB/all/482336EAFEC244A0CA256EAE0016C223?OpenDocument Victorian Woman's Honour Roll: Joan Montgomery, AM. OBE.
- http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A150652b.htm?hilite=presbyterian%3Bladies%3Bcollege Australian Dictionary of Biography: Palmer, Helen Gwynneth (1917–1979)
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- http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A130319b.htm?hilite=Presbyterian+Ladies%27+College Australian Dictionary of Biography: Brunton, Christine Dorothy (Dot) (1890–1977)
- Encyclopedia: Suzannah Pearce. Who's Who in Australia Live!. COCKRAM Felicity. 2006-11-17. Crown Content Pty Ltd. North Melbourne, Vic.
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- Encyclopedia: Suzannah Pearce. Who's Who in Australia Live!. ELMS Lauris Margaret. 2006-11-17. Crown Content Pty Ltd. North Melbourne, Vic.
- http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080418b.htm?hilite=Presbyterian+Ladies%27+College Australian Dictionary of Biography: Dyer, Louise Berta Mosson Hanson (1884–1962)
- http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100464b.htm?hilite=Presbyterian+Ladies%27+College Australian Dictionary of Biography: Melba, Dame Nellie (1861–1931)
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- http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110249b.htm?hilite=Presbyterian+Ladies%27+College Australian Dictionary of Biography: Plante, Ada May (1875–1950)
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- http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120202b.htm?hilite=presbyterian%3Bladies%3Bcollege Australian Dictionary of Biography: Taylor, Irene Frances (1890–1933)
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- http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100337b.htm?hilite=Presbyterian+Ladies%27+College Australian Dictionary of Biography: Macnamara, Dame Annie Jean (1899–1968)
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- http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140097b.htm?hilite=Presbyterian+Ladies%27+College Australian Dictionary of Biography: Eggleston, Elizabeth Moulton (1934–1976)
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- Encyclopedia: Suzannah Pearce. Who's Who in Australia Live!. HUNTER Rosemary Claire. 2006-11-17. Crown Content Pty Ltd. North Melbourne, Vic.
- http://www.eowa.gov.au/Information_Centres/Resource_Centre/Directors_Speeches/IWD_0302.asp Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency: Director's Speech
- http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100550b.htm?hilite=Presbyterian+Ladies%27+College Australian Dictionary of Biography: Moore, Eleanor May (1875–1949)
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- http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110660b.htm?hilite=Presbyterian+Ladies%27+College Australian Dictionary of Biography: Smith, Christian Brynhild Ochiltree Jollie (1885–1963)
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