Margaret Wylie

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Margaret Wylie (born 1870[ citation needed ]) was a Western Australian author and teacher of home economics. Wylie headed the domestic science branch of the Department of Education (Western Australia), and wrote the Golden Wattle Cookery Book , first published in Perth, Western Australia in 1924. [1] [2]

In 1923 Wylie had been in charge of the household science teaching in Western Australia for eight years, responsible for 28 centres and 3000 pupils, and was considered an expert in domestic science by The Daily News newspaper in Perth. [3]

In September 1931, Wylie officially opened Phoebe's School of Domestic Arts at 882  Hay Street, the first privately run domestic arts school in Australia. [4] She retired in December that year, having spent seventeen years in her position at the Education Department, [5] overseen the growth in popularity of domestic sciences, and an increase from 16 to 33 teaching centres. [6]

Wylie was a radio broadcaster for 6WF in the 1930s, presenting a talk show from at least 1933 to 1936. [7] [8]

Wylie was included in the 1978 book Reflections: profiles of 150 women who helped make Western Australia's history. [9]

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References

  1. "College With Baby Residents". The Daily News . Western Australia. 31 March 1937. p. 7 (CITY FINAL). Retrieved 6 January 2020 via Trove.
  2. Wylie, Margaret A (1924). The Golden wattle cookery book. E.S. Wigg. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. "BREAD-MAKING IN THE HOME". The Daily News . Western Australia. 14 March 1923. p. 7 (THIRD EDITION). Retrieved 7 January 2020 via Trove.
  4. "DOMESTIC ARTS". Western Mail . Western Australia. 17 September 1931. p. 36. Retrieved 7 January 2020 via Trove.
  5. "THE SOCIAL WORLD". Western Mail . Western Australia. 7 January 1932. p. 31. Retrieved 6 January 2020 via Trove.
  6. "DOMESTIC SCIENCE". The West Australian . Western Australia. 6 January 1932. p. 11. Retrieved 7 January 2020 via Trove.
  7. "OVER THE ETHER". Sunday Times (Perth) . Western Australia. 16 July 1933. p. 9 (Second Section). Retrieved 7 January 2020 via Trove.
  8. "STRAUSS OPERA TO BE RELAYED". The Daily News . Western Australia. 30 January 1936. p. 12 (FINAL). Retrieved 7 January 2020 via Trove.
  9. Popham, Daphne; Stokes, Kerry Ann (1978). Reflections: profiles of 150 women who helped make Western Australia's history. Carroll's Pty. ISBN   978-0-909994-84-6.