Alice Maud Sewell
(1881-1971) community worker
About Alice Maud Sewell
Lived 1881 – 1971 (aged 90). Alice Maud Sewell was a clubwoman.
Lady Alice Maud Sewell (1881 - 1971) was the first woman to win the Wyselaskie scholarship in classical and comparative philology and logic. She was a founding member of the Lyceum Club (Melbourne).
Biography Sewell née Cunning was born on 16 February 1881. Sewell attended the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne. Sewell was the first woman to win the Wyselaskie Scholarship in classical and comparative philology and logic from the University of Melbourne where she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1902 and her Master of Arts in 1906.
In 1908 she married Sidney Valentine Sewell (1880-1949).
In 1912 she was a founding member of the Lyceum Club (Melbourne).
Sewell was also a member of the Country Women's Association, the Victoria League, and the Ormond Women's Association.
She died on 16 February 1971 in Berwick.
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(1881-1971) community worker
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Alice Maud Sewell was born on 16 February 1881.
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Alice Maud Sewell died on 16 February 1971 in Berwick, Victoria.
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Alice Maud Sewell was a clubwoman.
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