Eminent Alumnae In 2021 Â鶹ÊÓƵ School celebrated 135 years of exceptional girls’ education. During this year we commenced this Eminent Alumnae project to bring the stories of our inspiring Old Girls out of the archives and into the world for the entire Â鶹ÊÓƵ School community to celebrate. These Old Girls showed audacity and tenacity as they fought for recognition in their professions. Beyond their professions they also passionately promoted equality for women in the workplace. The victories they earned for women who came after them prove them to be true ‘daughters of the light’. This is an open ended project. If there are Old Girl successes that we are not aware of, or if there are edits to be made to current stories, we wholeheartedly seek your input. Please contact our Archivist, Barbara Hoffman, at bhoffman@mlcsyd.nsw.edu.au with anything you would like to add. We have arranged these stories by Old Girl cohort year, starting with the most recent and going back all the way to the first few years of the School’s life. You are able to search by profession by using the ‘View by Profession’ list on the right. Helen Haenke (Petherbridge, 1933) Helen Haenke (Petherbridge, 1933) was a prolific Australian artist, poet and playwright whose work was part of an emergi ... Dorothy Roseby MBE (1932) BSc, Honorary FRACP Dorothy Roseby (1932), the Secretary of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians for 36 years from its foundation in ... Hazel de Berg (Holland, 1931) MBE Hazel de Berg (Holland, 1931) was the pioneer of oral history in Australia. No one else worked for so long or interviewe ... Dr Alice Whitley (1930) MBE Â鶹ÊÓƵ School Old Girl (Dux in 1930) and Headmistress, Dr Alice Whitley BSc, PhD, MBE was awarded an MBE in 1966 for her co ... Olive Nelson (1929) Olive Nelson (1929) became the first Samoan, as well as the first Pacific woman to attain a Bachelor of Laws from Auckla ... Olive Cotton (1929) Olive Cotton (1929) was one of Australia’s most respected photographers and a pioneer of modernist photography with a ca ... Dr Joyce Vickery (1926) MBE Dr Joyce Vickery (1926) BSc, MSc, DSc, MBE, a pioneer Australian female scientist, was one of Australia’s leading botani ... Dr Ruth Heighway (1924) Dr Ruth Heighway (1924) MBBS, MD was an eminent gynaecologist who was the first woman in Australian to receive an MD (Do ... Dr Ida Birchall (1924) MBE Dr Ida Birchall (1924) (BSc, MBBS, FRCS, FRCOG) worked tirelessly for women with gynaecological problems and with mother ... Page < Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next >
Helen Haenke (Petherbridge, 1933) Helen Haenke (Petherbridge, 1933) was a prolific Australian artist, poet and playwright whose work was part of an emergi ...
Dorothy Roseby MBE (1932) BSc, Honorary FRACP Dorothy Roseby (1932), the Secretary of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians for 36 years from its foundation in ...
Hazel de Berg (Holland, 1931) MBE Hazel de Berg (Holland, 1931) was the pioneer of oral history in Australia. No one else worked for so long or interviewe ...
Dr Alice Whitley (1930) MBE Â鶹ÊÓƵ School Old Girl (Dux in 1930) and Headmistress, Dr Alice Whitley BSc, PhD, MBE was awarded an MBE in 1966 for her co ...
Olive Nelson (1929) Olive Nelson (1929) became the first Samoan, as well as the first Pacific woman to attain a Bachelor of Laws from Auckla ...
Olive Cotton (1929) Olive Cotton (1929) was one of Australia’s most respected photographers and a pioneer of modernist photography with a ca ...
Dr Joyce Vickery (1926) MBE Dr Joyce Vickery (1926) BSc, MSc, DSc, MBE, a pioneer Australian female scientist, was one of Australia’s leading botani ...
Dr Ruth Heighway (1924) Dr Ruth Heighway (1924) MBBS, MD was an eminent gynaecologist who was the first woman in Australian to receive an MD (Do ...
Dr Ida Birchall (1924) MBE Dr Ida Birchall (1924) (BSc, MBBS, FRCS, FRCOG) worked tirelessly for women with gynaecological problems and with mother ...