MBE, MA

Born

20 February 1877
Ross, Tasmania, Australia

Occupation

Headmistress

Summary

Born at Horton College, Ross, Tasmania, Mary Fox was educated at the Methodist Ladies' College Launceston, Tasmania. From 1903 until 1941 Fox was head mistress of the Methodist Ladies' College, Launceston. She was president of the All Australian Women's Hockey Association in 1925, 1932 and 1938. During the Second World War Mary Fox was a member of the Women's Land Army.

Sources used to compile this entry: Alexander, Joseph A (ed.), Who's who in Australia 1950, 14th edn, The Herald, Melbourne, 1950, 816 pp. p. 269..