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Molloy, Georgiana (1803 - 1843)

Born
12 May 1803
Near Carlisle, England
Died
1843
Vasse, Western Australia
Occupation
Botanist
Alternative Names
  • Kennedy, Georgiana (maiden name)

Summary

Molloy emigrated to Western Australia from England in 1830 and settled in Augusta. She collected and despatched seeds of local native plants to J. Mangles FRS who passed them to collectors in the UK. She was known for her detailed botanical descriptions.

Sources used to compile this entry: Where are the Women in Australian science?, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, 22 August 2003, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/wisa/wisa.html.

Archival resources

JS Battye Library of West Australian History, State Library of Western Australia

Published resources

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Books

  • Hasluck, Alexandra, Portrait with Background: A Life of Georgiana Molloy, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1960. Details
  • Vries-Evans, Susanna De, Pioneer Women, Pioneer Land: Yesterday's Tall Poppies Angus & Robertson, Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1987, 280 pp. Details

Journal Articles

  • Pickering, W. G., 'The Letters of Georgina Molloy', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Western Australian Historical Society, vol. 1, 1929. Details

Online Resources

See also

Elle Morrell

Created: 8 February 2001, Last modified: 22 April 2009

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