Elizabeth Eggleston

Elizabeth Moulton Eggleston (6 November 1934 – 24 March 1976 One obituary described Eggleston as "gentle and unassuming" woman. and Isabel Marjorie, a mathematics teacher.

Education Eggleston attended the Presbyterian Ladies' College and Tintern Church of England Girls' Grammar School.

In 1972, she became a founder of the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service. The collection was named after Eggleston due to her role as a former director of the then Centre for Research into Aboriginal Studies due to her significant contributions to research on Aboriginal Australians and the law.

Eggleston donated her collection of books, papers and various materials to the Centre. The collection currently holds over 5000 materials relating to Aboriginal affairs. The library is currently accessible at the Monash Clayton campus, Menzies Building 11.

Published work In 1973, she co-authored Cases and Materials on Industrial Law in Australia.

Two months before she died, her book Fear, Favour or Affection was published, in 1976; it was based on her doctoral thesis. Reviewers noted that the book addressed systemic discrimination against Aboriginal Australians within the criminal justice system.