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Hope Black (nee Macpherson) | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1919 |
| Citizenship | Australian |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Known for | First female curator at the National Museum of Victoria |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Malacology and Marine Biology |
| Institutions | National Museum of Victoria |
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Hope Black (nee Macpherson), born 1919, was the first female curator at the National Museum of Victoria
Career[edit]
Appointed in 1946, Hope Black at the time was Australia's first curator at the National Museum of Victoria.[1] This tenure was brought to a close prematurely, when in 1965 she married and became Hope Machpherson, requiring her retirement from the Victorian public service as a result of the Marriage bar. [1] Subsequently Hope worked for 13 years as a science teacher.[2]
Work in marine biology[edit]
Hope Black was initially employed at Museum Victoria by the support of the Carnegie Corporation developing and preparing new display cases for the McCoy Hall dioramas.[1] In 1947 Hope collaborated to survey the Snowy River Gorge on horseback, prior construction of the Snowy Mountain Hydroelectric Scheme. [1] Between 1957-1963 Hope performed biological surveys of Port Phillip Bay, which are still currently used as a baseline data from which to measure environmental change in the area.[2] Later on, Hope investigated the Teredo, a marine bivalve mollusc, and surveyed edible molluscs in Victoria. Ultimately, this lead to a book, Molluscs of Victoria, published in 1962. Black, Hope (1962). Marine molluscs of Victoria. Melbourne, Australia: Melbourne University Press. Noteably, Hope was also member to a gropup of four women who were the first to research in the sub-Antactic in 1959.[2]
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