Additional Information
Special Achievements
- 1937 - First woman ordained in Victoria of any denomination.
- Became first full time chaplin to Queen Victoria Hospital, which was the first time a full-time chaplin was appointed to a major hospital in Australia.
- 1932 - First woman accepted to the Theological School of the Congregational College of Victoria.
- 1976 - Awarded the Order of the British Empire for her chaplaincy work.
Resources
Link - Merry, Isabelle (1908 - 2002)
The Australian Women's Register
Link - Merry, Isabelle (1908 - 2002)
The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia
Link - Congregationalist Church
eMelbourne - The Encyclopedia of Melbourne Online
Link - WOMEN MINISTERS: A MATTER OF PRIDE . . .
The Last Congregationalists
Link - Many Tasks for Woman Hospital Chaplain
The Age - Jan 9, 1954
Link - Woman appointed hospital chaplain
Trove: News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 - 1954), Monday 13 July 1953, page 13
Link - Women in the Uniting Church: By a partial, prejudiced, and ignorant Historian (to quote the immortal Jane)
Rev Doc Geek
Link - WOMAN TO BE ORDAINED
The Age (Melbourne, Vic.: 1854 - 1954), Saturday 18 December 1937, page 15
