Galbraith, Jean

Entry type: Person
Entry ID: AWE0040

(1906 – 1999)

Born 1 January, 1906, Tyers Victoria Australia
Died 31 December, 1999
Occupation Author, Botanical collector, Botanist

Summary

Galbraith, a prominent Victorian naturalist, joined the Field Naturalists’ Club of Victoria in 1923 and in 1970 was awarded their Australian Natural History Medallion. In 1950 she published Wildflowers of Victoria which by 1970 had gone to three editions.

Published resources

Edited Book
- Who's Who of Australian Women, Lofthouse, Andrea, 1982
Resource
- Where are the Women in Australian science?, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, 2003, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/wisa/wisa.html
- Trove: Galbraith, Jean (19060328-19990102), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-473466
Site Exhibition
- The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia, Smart, Judith and Swain, Shurlee (eds.), 2014, http://www.womenaustralia.info/leaders

Archival resources

State Library of Victoria
- Papers of Jean Galbraith, 1900-1990. [manuscript].
- Letters to David Sharpe, from Professor Thomas Cherry and Jean Galbraith, 1965 March 2-1969 November 7, [manuscript].
National Library of Australia
- [Biographical cuttings on Jean Galbraith, field naturalist and author, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals]
National Library of Australia, Manuscript Collection
- Papers of Marian Eldridge, 1942-1997 [manuscript]

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- Walling, Edna Margaret (1896 - 1973)
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- Women and Botany

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