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
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- 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[13]
- Marjorie Jean Tipping MBE – Freelance Author, Art Historian, Consultant and Lecturer on Early Victorian and Tasmanian History and Oriental and Colonial Art History[14]
Business
edit- Fiona Balfour – Chief Information Officer of Telstra (2006–07), and Qantas (2001–06)[15]
- Dur-e Najaf Dara OAM – Restaurateur; Owner and Operator of EQ Cafebar (Melbourne); Partner/Menu Design of Nudel Bar (Melbourne); Partner of the Tea Corporation; Recipient of the Centenary Medal 2003 (also attended Methodist Girls' School, Singapore)[16]
- Jane Harvey – Director of Medibank Private; Director of IOOF Holdings[17]
- Rosemary Jessamyn Howell – Proprietor, Strategic Action Pty Ltd (formerly Rosemary Howell Business Services); Director National Board of Directors, Quality in Law Inc.[18]
- Patricia Kailis AM, OBE – Governing Director and Co-Founder of the M G Kailis Group of Companies[19]
- Kerrie Kelly – Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Insurance Council of Australia (also attended Walford Anglican School for Girls)[20]
- Karen Mahlab AM – Managing Director of the Mahlab Group; Founder of Pro Bono Australia[21]
Community
edit- Annie Cohen – Charity worker[22]
- Gladys Maeva Cumpston – Community worker, prize winning gardener and Braille transcriber[23]
- Henrietta Jessie Shaw Daley – Community worker; Founder of the ACT branch of the National Council of Women[24]
- Dame Phyllis Frost – Welfare worker and philanthropist, known for her commitment to unpopular causes.[13]
- Jessie McLaren – Australian missionary in Korea, book collector, teacher and translator[25]
- Florence Mitchell - Girl Guide leader
- Lady Eliza Fraser Morrison – Charity worker; Chairman of the Victorian Red Cross home hospitals committee; Assistant commissioner of the Australian Red Cross Society in England; Appointed C.B.E. and Edward K.C.M.G[26]
- Eleanor Harriett (Nell) Rivett – Missionary and principal of the Women's Christian College, Chennai, India[27]
- Philadelphia Nina Robertson – Red Cross administrator[28]
- Helen Macpherson Schutt – Philanthropist[29]
- Lady Alice Maud Sewell – First woman to win the Wyselaskie scholarship in classical and comparative philology and logic; Founder of the Lyceum Club, Melbourne; Awarded the Coronation medal[30]
- Hilda Stevenson DBE – philanthropist and community worker[31]
- Jean Marion Tom AO – Community worker; Recipient Centenary Medal 2003, ANZAC of the Year Award RSL 1999[32]
- Rita May Wilson – Community worker[33]
Entertainment, media and the arts
edit- Christine Dorothy Brunton – Actress[34]
- Felicity Cockram – Executive Producer, Producer, Business and Script Consultant; former CEO Australian Film Institute[35]
- Enid Derham – Poet[36]
- Lauris Margaret Elms – Opera Singer[37]
- Louise Berta Mosson Hanson Dyer – Patron of the arts and music publisher[38]
- Helen Mitchell – Soprano, who would be known as Dame Nellie Melba[39]
- Helen Morse – Australian actress and costume designer[13]
- Ida Rentoul Outhwaite – Artist[40]
- Janet Gertrude (Nettie) Palmer – Writer and critic[41]
- Ada May Plante – Artist[42]
- Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson – Author, published as Henry Handel Richardson[43]
- Irene Frances Taylor – Journalist and feminist[44]
- Violet Helen Evangeline Teague – Artist[45]
- Tamsin West – Actress best known for her role as Linda in Round the Twist[46]
- Helen Casey – Current Slushee Queen[47]
Medicine and science
edit- Lilian Helen Alexander – Pioneering medical practitioner[48]
- Constance Ellis – First Victorian woman to become a doctor of medicine[49]
- Ethel Godfrey – Victoria's first female dentist[50]
- Ethel Gray – Nursing sister and army matron[51]
- Robyn Guymer – Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Melbourne; Head, Macular Research Unit, Centre for Eye Research Australia; Consultant, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital[52]
- Ida Gertrude Margaret Halley – Medical officer and Feminist; One of the first female medical students at the University of Melbourne[53]
- Dr Margaret Hilda Harper – Pioneering paediatrician, daughter of former PLC principal Rev. Dr Andrew Harper[54]
- Mary Jermyn Heseltine – One of the first Australian doctors to study exfoliative cytology; Established the first gynaecological cytology unit in Australia at King George V Hospital[55]
- Kate Mackay – Physician and public servant[56]
- Dame Annie Jean Macnamara – Medical scientist[57]
- Winifred Barbara Meredith – Pioneering medical practitioner specialising in child and infant care[3]
- Joan Janet Brown Refshauge – Pioneering medical practitioner and medical administrator[58]
- Alice Ross-King – Civilian and Army nurse[59]
- Anna "Nan" Schofield – One of the first Australian Army nurses to serve in the Middle East during World War II; Author[60]
- Dr Eleanor Margrethe (Rita) Stang – Pioneering medical practitioner[61]
- Elizabeth Kathleen Turner AO – Paediatrician who was a Medical Superintendent of the Children's Hospital Melbourne (1943-1946) and was the first doctor in Australia to administer penicillin.[62]
- Rose Ethel Janet White-Haney – Botanist[63]
Politics, public service and the law
edit- Sally Capp – Lord Mayor of Melbourne
- Catherine Deakin – Sister of Alfred Deakin[50]
- Joan Rose Dwyer OAM – Former Chairman Equal Opportunity Board (Vic); Member, Mental Health Review Tribunal (Vic)[64]
- Elizabeth Moulton Eggleston – Academic lawyer and activist[65]
- Vida Goldstein – Suffragette and first woman to stand for election to the Federal Parliament of Australia[66]
- Flos Greig – First woman admitted to the Victorian Bar[67]
- 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[68]
- Fiona Krautil – Director of the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency[69]
- Eleanor May Moore – Pacifist[70]
- Alice Frances Mabel Moss – Campaigner for women's rights[71]
- Hon. Justice Marcia Ann Neave AO- Judge, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Victoria;[72] Chairwoman of the Victorian Law Reform Commission[73]
- Senator Jocelyn Newman – Former Senator for Tasmania[13]
- 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
edit- Margaret Ruth Redpath AO – Former Acting Precentor, St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne, and ground-breaking surgeon.[80]
See also
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- ^ The Age, 21/07/07:"Wide-ranging high achiever won respect"(accessed:14-08-2007)
- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography: Flinn, Mary (Isabel) (1894–1959)(accessed:07-08-2007)
- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography: Flynn, Julia Teresa (1878–1947)(accessed:07-08-2007)
- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography: Jobson, Nancy (1880–1964)(accessed:07-08-2007)
- ^ The University of Sydney Past Chancellors: Dame Leonie Judith Kramer (1924– )(accessed:07-08-2007)
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- ^ Suzannah Pearce, ed. (17 November 2006). "McBRYDE Isabel". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
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- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography: Palmer, Helen Gwynneth (1917–1979)(accessed:07-08-2007)
- ^ a b c d Presbyterian Ladies' College- School Information (accessed:28-06-2007)
- ^ Suzannah Pearce, ed. (17 November 2006). "TIPPING Marjorie Jean". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
- ^ Suzannah Pearce, ed. (17 November 2006). "BALFOUR Fiona". Who's Who in Business Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
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- ^ Suzannah Pearce, ed. (17 November 2006). "HOWELL Rosemary Jessamyn". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
- ^ Suzannah Pearce, ed. (17 November 2006). "KAILIS Patricia Verne". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
- ^ Suzannah Pearce, ed. (17 November 2006). "KELLY Kerrie". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
- ^ Suzannah Pearce, ed. (17 November 2006). "MAHLAB Karen". Who's Who in Business Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
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- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography: Harris, Rita May Wilson (1888–1975)(accessed:07-08-2007)
- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography: Brunton, Christine Dorothy (Dot) (1890–1977)(accessed:07-08-2007)
- ^ Suzannah Pearce, ed. (17 November 2006). "COCKRAM Felicity". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography: Derham, Enid (1882–1941)(accessed:07-08-2007)
- ^ Suzannah Pearce, ed. (17 November 2006). "ELMS Lauris Margaret". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography: Dyer, Louise Berta Mosson Hanson (1884–1962)(accessed:07-08-2007)
- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography: Melba, Dame Nellie (1861–1931)(accessed:07-08-2007)
- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography: Outhwaite, Ida Sherbourne (1888–1960)(accessed:07-08-2007)
- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography: Palmer, Janet Gertrude (Nettie) (1885–1964)(accessed:07-08-2007)
- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography: Plante, Ada May (1875–1950)(accessed:07-08-2007)
- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography: Richardson, Ethel Florence Lindesay (Henry Handel) (1870–1946)(accessed:07-08-2007)
- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography: Taylor, Irene Frances (1890–1933)(accessed:07-08-2007)
- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography: Teague, Violet Helen Evangeline (1872–1951)(accessed:07-08-2007)
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- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography: Gray, Ethel (1876–1962)(accessed:07-08-2007)
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- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography: Harper, Margaret Hilda (1879–1964)(accessed:07-08-2007)
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- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography: Ross-King, Alice (1891–1968)(accessed:07-08-2007)
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- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography: Stang, Eleanor Margrethe (1894–1978)(accessed:07-08-2007)
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- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography: Goldstein, Vida Jane Mary (1869–1949)(accessed:07-08-2007)
- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography: Greig, Grata Flos Matilda (1880–1958)(accessed:07-08-2007)
- ^ Suzannah Pearce, ed. (17 November 2006). "HUNTER Rosemary Claire". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
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- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography: Moore, Eleanor May (1875–1949)(accessed:07-08-2007)
- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography: Moss, Alice Frances Mabel (1869–1948)(accessed:07-08-2007)
- ^ Suzannah Pearce, ed. (17 November 2006). "NEAVE Marcia Ann, Hon. Justice". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
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- ^ "About Jillian". Jillian Skinner. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
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- ^ Fioritti, Nathan (22 November 2016). "The Reverend Dr Ruth Redpath AO". Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
Further reading
edit- 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.