Eminent Alumnae

In 2021 аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ 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 аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ 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.

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Taylor Hill (2014)

аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Old Girl, Taylor Hill (2014), is paving the way for women in the scenery construction industry. In 2017, Tayl ...

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Jocelyn Maughan OAM (1955)

аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ congratulates Old Girl, Jocelyn Maughan (1955) who was recognised in the Queen’s Birthday 2018 Honours with a ...

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Olive Cotton (1929)

Olive Cotton (1929) was one of Australia’s most respected photographers and a pioneer of modernist photography with a ca ...

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Grace Crowley (1907)

A woman of great intelligence, energy and vision, Grace Adela Williams Crowley (1907) was a pioneer of Australian Abstra ...

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Lucie (Lulu) Shorter (1904)

Lucie (Lulu) Shorter (1904) was an Australian designer best known for her product designs, including the first commercia ...