Hynes, Sarah (Sally) (1859 - 1938)

Summary

Sarah Hynes received her botanical training in London. After arriving in Australia in the 1880s, she taught at the Sydney Technical College before accepting a position as botanical assistant at the Technological Museum. She was thus the first woman to hold a government appointment in science in New South Wales. In 1901 she transferred to the state Herbarium. Her strong personality and feminist views brought her into conflict with her colleagues and she was transferred to the Department of Public Instruction. Hynes was the first woman to become a member of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. In 1921 she played a leading role in the purchase by the Commonwealth Government of the paintings of Ellis Rowan. Hynes taught in several school for over 10 years before retiring in 1923.

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Chronology

1891

Education - BA, University of Sydney

1892

Career position - Member, Linnean Society of New South Wales

1897

Career position - Teacher, Sydney Technical College

1898 - 1901

Career position - Botanical Assistant, Technological Museum, Sydney

1901 - 1910

Career position - Botanical Assistant, National Herbarium of New South Wales

1910 - 1923

Career position - Teacher, New South Wales Department of Public Instruction

1923

Life event - Retired

1934

Award - Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

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Published resources

Book Sections

• Hooker, Claire, 'Hynes, Sarah (Sally) (1859 - 1938), botanist and teacher' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Christopher Cunneen, ed., vol. Supplement (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2005), pp. 194-5. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hynes-sarah-sally-13000. Details

Resources

• Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21537801. Details
• 'Hynes, Sarah (18590930-19380527)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1462133. Details