HerStory

Edythe Ellison HARVIE

Also known as: Ellison

Born: 18 May 1902

Died: 27 September 1984

Special Achievements:

Seen in the photo at the rear drawing board, she was the first woman to graduate from the University of Melbourne's Architectural Atelier, after completing the course in 1928. The degrees were first bestowed the following year although she did not apply for hers until 1939. She was also the first Australian woman partner in a major architectural firm (Stephenson & Turner, 1946).

Resources

Image - Edythe Ellison Harvie

Photographer: unknown

University of Melbourne
References

Schoffel, Sarah. (1989; vol. 27-28). Women Architects and Victorian Modern: 1930-1960. Transition: Discourse on Architecture, 71-79.

Willis, Julie. (1995, October 5). Ellison Harvie: A Woman’s Career in Architecture. Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning Research Seminar Series.
Museums Victoria Collections. "Glass Negative - Edythe Ellison Harvie, Melbourne, circa 1917". accessed 2 April 2021.
Museums Victoria Collections. "Glass Negative - Edythe Ellison Harvie, Melbourne, circa 1919 - 1922". accessed 2 April 2021.

Australian Women's History Forum. “Women with a Plan: Architects, Planners and Landscape Architects”.

Edquist, Harriet. Australian Dictionary of Biography. “Harvie, Edythe Ellison (1902–1984)”. accessed 2 April 2021.

The Australian Women's Register. "Harvie, Ellison (1902 - 1984)". accessed 2 April 2021.

Standish, Ann. The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia. “Harvie, Ellison”. accessed 2 April 2021.

Wikipedia. "Ellison Harvie". accessed 2 April 2021.
Document - Ellison Harvie

Swinburne Research Bank. Nanette Carter.

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HerStory

Edythe Ellison HARVIE

Resources

Image - Edythe Ellison Harvie

References

Document - Ellison Harvie