Born

8 June 1897
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Died

17 September 1926
Melbourne, Victoria

Occupation

Businesswoman

Summary

Alice Anderson established the all-female business, Miss Anderson's Motor Service, in Kew in 1918. The garage offered driving tuition, mechanical check-ups, hire cars, motor tours and chauffeuring.

Sources used to compile this entry: Clarsen, Georgine, 'Anderson, Alice Elizabeth Foley (1897-1926)', in Australian Dictionary of Biography Online, Australian National University, 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/AS10011b.htm.