Shappere, Myrie Phillippa (c. 1887 - 1962)

Born
c. 1887
Victoria, Australia
Died
23 June 1962
South Australia, Australia
Occupation
Food analyst
Alternative Names
  • Levinson, Myrie Phillippa (married name)
Summary

Myrie Phillippa Shappere may have been the earliest woman to graduate from the Working Men's College. Shappere was awarded a Public Analyst Certificate in 1910, followed by a Diploma in 1912 (S94000007, c.1903-c.1939, pp. 2 and 5, RMIT University Archives). In 1910, Shappere became the first woman to pass the Board of Health Examination as a Food Analyst under the Health Laws for the State of Victoria, and the first female food analyst in Australia (Punch, 29 September 1910, p. 9; Weekly Times, 20 August 1910, p. 10).

Related Organisations

Archival Resources

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives

  • DIPLOMA COURSES 1903-1939 (with gaps) Working Men's College and Melbourne Technical College, c. 1903 - c. 1939, Item no. S94000007, Series S0559; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives. Details

Published Resources

Newspaper Articles

Sources used to compile this entry: 'Miss Myrie P. Shappere', Weekly Times, 20 August 1910, p. 10. Also available at http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article221770118; 'Miss Myrie Phillippa Shappere', Punch (Melbourne, Victoria), 29 September 1910, p. 19. Also available at http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article175607129; DIPLOMA COURSES 1903-1939 (with gaps) Working Men's College and Melbourne Technical College, c. 1903 - c. 1939, Item no. S94000007, Series S0559; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives; Victoria Births Deaths and Marriages, Registration Number 4867 / 1887 [surname incorrectly spelt 'Shapperi']; Victoria Births Deaths and Marriages, Registration Number 5476 / 1915; Public Records Office Victoria, '625/278 Myrie Phillippa Levinson: Grant of probate', VPRS 28/P0004, 625/278; Public Records Office Victoria, '625/278 Myrie Phillippa Levinson: Will; Grant of probate', VPRS 7591/P0003, 625/278.

Created: 8 December 2021, Last modified: 10 December 2024