Molloy, Georgiana

Entry type: Person
Entry ID: AWE0046

Maiden name Kennedy, Georgiana

(1803 – 1970)

Born 12 May 1803, Near Carlisle, , England
Died 1 January 1970, Vasse, Western Australia
Occupation Botanist

Summary

Georgiana Molloy emigrated to Western Australia from England in 1830 and settled in Augusta. She collected and despatched seeds of local native plants to J. Mangles FRS who passed them to collectors in the UK. She was known for her detailed botanical descriptions.

Archival resources

State Library of Western Australia
- Molloy family papers
- John and Georgiana Molloy diaries.
- Letters, 1829-1838 [manuscript]
- Shirley Daffen papers.
- Letter books, 1835-1845 [manuscript]
- Vera Whittington papers
- Collection of papers on Western Australian history, 1829-1966 [manuscript]

Published resources

Book
- Portrait with Background: A Life of Georgiana Molloy, Hasluck, Alexandra, 1960
- Pioneer Women, Pioneer Land: Yesterday's Tall Poppies Angus & Robertson, Vries-Evans, Susanna De, 1987
Resource Section
- Molloy, Georgiana (1805-1843), Hasluck, Alexandra, 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A020210b.htm
Journal Article
- The Letters of Georgina Molloy, Pickering, W. G., 1929
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: Molloy, Georgiana (1803-1843), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-742076
Edited Book
- 200 Australian Women: A Redress Anthology, Radi, Heather, 1988

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