Moss, Alice Frances Mabel (1868 - 1948)

Over the course of her life Alice Moss worked with a number of women's organisations, as well as various education, child welfare and Red Cross societies. Educated at Presbyterian Ladies College, Melbourne, she married I H Moss in 1887 (deceased 1938) and they had two daughters. In 1914 she relinquished her position as vice-president of the Australian Women's National League to become the only female member of the Victorian recruiting committee for the Armed Services. Later she became the only woman member of the Victorian Centenary Celebrations executive committee (1933-1934). At the same time she was president of the Women's Centenary Council of Victoria as well as being the first president of the National Council of Women (1931-1936). On 4 June 1934 she was appointed Commander of the British Empire.

• Wilson, Alice Frances Mabel (maiden name, 24 April 1868 - 10 March 1887)

Events

10 March 1887	Married I H Moss
1906	Member of the Board of Management City Newsboys' Society
1927	Australian delegate to the first World Population Conference in Geneva
1927	Accredited delegate to the Conference of International Council of Women in Geneva
1927	Alternate Delegate to the League of Nations Assembly in Geneva
1927	Australian delegate to the first Women's Peace Study Conference in Amsterdam
1927	Member of the Executive for the League of Nations Union in Paris
1928	First Australian Vice-President of the International Council of Woman
1928	Vice-President of the League of Nations Union of Victoria
1928 - 1938	President of the National Council of Woman of Victoria
1930	Accredited delegate for the Conference on Nationality of Married Women at The Hague
1930	Victorian delegate to the Congress of the International Council of Women in Vienna
1931 - 1936	1st President of the National Council of Women of Australia
1933 - 1934	Member of the Victorian Centenary Celebrations Council and Executive Committee
1933 - 1934	President of the Women's Centenary Council of Victoria
1936 - 1945	Appointed by the Commonwealth Government as a Lay Member to the National Health and Medical Research Council

Membership

• Australian Women's National League (1904 - )

  For a period of time she was vice-president

• Lyceum Club (Melbourne) (1912 - )
• National Council of Women of Australia (1931 - )

  President of the National Council of Women of Victoria

  [1928 - 1938]

Presided

• National Council of Women of Australia (1931 - )

  [1931 - 1936]

• National Council of Women of Victoria (1902 - )

  [1928 - 1938]

Related Corporate Bodies

• Australian Red Cross (1914 - )

Book Sections

• 'Moss, Alice Frances Mabel (1868-1948)', in The Australian encyclopaedia, 6 edn, vol. 6, Australian Geographic Pty Ltd, Terrey Hills, NSW, 1996, p. 1999. [ Details... ]

See also

• Alexander, Joseph A (ed.), Who's who in Australia 1944, 12 edn, The Herald and Weekly Times, Melbourne, 1944, 906 pp. [ Details... ]