Bage, Jessie Eleanor

OBE, OStJ

Born: South Yarra, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Social welfare

Summary

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.

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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

Sources used to compile this entry: Draper, W J (ed.), Who's who in Australia 1980, 23 edn, The Herald and Weekly Times, Melbourne, 1908, 928 pp. p. 72..

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Online Resources

'Bage, Jessie Eleanor', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-758097. Details

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