Person
Jackson, Edna Mavis (Mavis) (1913 - 2000)
- Born
- 21 July 1913
Masulapatam, Andhra Pradesh, India - Died
- 6 August 2000
Richmond, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Microbiologist and Scientist
- Alternative Names
- Swan, Edna Mavis (maiden name)
Summary
Mavis Jackson established the cytology unit at the Alfred Hospital in 1962 and headed it until 1977. She was also a President of the Lyceum Club (1973-1975), founder of the University of Melbourne's International House (Chair from 1973-1979) and was heavily involved in community work. In 1968 her service to the community was recognized when she was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) and again in 1977 when she was awarded the Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal.
"Mrs Mavis Jackson made a long and lasting contribution to International House before its opening and after that time. To help with fundraising she formed the Medical Wives' Group, then formed the Central Group of which she was President for 13 years. She was a member of the founding committee of the House which was established in 1950, was a member of the International House Council from 1955-1979 and was first female chair of the Council from 1973-1979. Indeed she was the first woman to become chair of a former all-men's college in Australia. Her portrait hangs in the dining hall." Taken from the International House website.
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Chronology
- 1936
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne
- 1 Jan 1968
- Award - Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) - For service to the community
- 1 Aug 1977
- Award - Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- McCarthy, Gavan; Morgan, Helen; Smith, Ailie; van den Bosch, Alan, Where are the Women in Australian Science?, Exhibition of the Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, First published 2003 with lists updated regularly edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, 2003, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/wisa/wisa.html. Details
Newspaper Articles
- Kilpatrick, James, 'Obituary: Edna Mavis Jackson (1913-2000)', Sydney Morning Herald (2000), 33. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q38312547. Details
- 'Jackson, Mavis (19130721-20000806)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-740070. Details
Resource Sections
- Australian Women's Archives Project, 'Jackson, Mavis (1913-2000)', in Australian Women's Archives Project, http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE0035b.htm. Details
- Stone, Caitlin, 'Jackson, Edna Mavis (1913-2000), fund-raiser and microbiologist', in Australian dictionary of biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, 2024, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/jackson-edna-mavis-27510. Details
Annette Alafaci
Created: 4 October 2006, Last modified: 8 October 2025