Bage, Jessie Eleanor

In 1935 Jessie Bage became the first woman appointed to the Royal Melbourne Hospital Management committee. Educated at Melbourne Church of England Girls Grammar School Bage was a member of the school council. Jessie Bage House, which accommodates Year 12 students boarding at the school, is named in her honour. For her service with a number of social welfare associations Jessie Bage was appointed an Officer to the Order of the British Empire on 2 Janurary 1956.

Events

1916 - 1920	Served with the Military Voluntary Aid Detachment in English and French Hospitals during World War I
1921 - 1934	Honorary secretary of the Royal Melbourne Hospital Auxiliary
1928 - 1975	Council member of the Melbourne Church of England Girls' Grammar School
1935 - 1975	Member of the Committee of Management at the Royal Melbourne Hospital
2 Janurary 1956	Appointed Officer to the Order of the British Empire

Membership

• The Alexandra Club (1903 - )
• Lyceum Club (Melbourne) (1912 - )

See also

• Draper, W J (ed.), Who's who in Australia 1980, 23 edn, The Herald and Weekly Times, Melbourne, 1908, 928 pp. [ Details... ]