McPherson, Ethel Margaret
- Summary
Ethel Margaret McPherson OBE was the last president of the Council of the Emily McPherson College of Domestic Economy, a position she held for thirty-two years (Edquist and Grierson, 2008, p. 91). McPherson had been involved in the Council for fifty years (Docherty, 1981, p. 290). A wing of the Emily McPherson College was named in her honour in 1950 (RMIT University, undated).
Related Entities
Archival Resources
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Library
- [Ethel McPherson collected speeches], 1990, https://rmit.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/61RMIT_INST/1adn3cm/alma9921550064901341; McPherson, Ethel Margaret; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Library. Details
Published Resources
Books
- Docherty, James, 'The Emily Mac': The Story of the Emily McPherson College 1906-1979, Ormond Book & Educational Supplies Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria, 1981. Details
- Edquist, Harriet and Grierson, Elizabeth, A Skilled Hand and Cultivated Mind: A Guide to the Architecture and Art of RMIT University, RMIT University Press, Melbourne, Victoria, 2008. Details
Webpages
- RMIT University, Building 13 (Emily McPherson), Melbourne, Victoria, undated. Also available at https://www.rmit.edu.au/about/our-heritage/historical-buildings/emily-mcpherson. Details
Images

- Title
- [Memorial plaque, for 'The Ethel Margaret McPherson Wing officially opened by Lady Herring on the 16th August 1950'] [picture]
- Type
- Image
- Date
- c. 1950
- Creator
- Fowler, Lyle
- Control
- Accession No: H92.20/3589
- Source
- State Library of Victoria
Sources used to compile this entry: Docherty, James, 'The Emily Mac': The Story of the Emily McPherson College 1906-1979, Ormond Book & Educational Supplies Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria, 1981; Edquist, Harriet and Grierson, Elizabeth, A Skilled Hand and Cultivated Mind: A Guide to the Architecture and Art of RMIT University, RMIT University Press, Melbourne, Victoria, 2008; RMIT University, Building 13 (Emily McPherson), Melbourne, Victoria, undated. Also available at https://www.rmit.edu.au/about/our-heritage/historical-buildings/emily-mcpherson.
Created: 16 December 2021, Last modified: 10 December 2024