Sophia Blackmore

Sophia Blackmore

BORN 1857 INDUCTED 2014 CATEGORY Education THE HONOURED INDUCTEES TO THE SINGAPORE WOMEN’S HALL OF FAME Founder of Methodist Girls’ School Sophia Blackmore was born on 18 October 1857 to a devout Christian family in Goulburn, New South Wales. In her late 20s,...
Reverend Mother St. Mathilde Raclot

Reverend Mother St. Mathilde Raclot

BORN 1814 INDUCTED 2014 CATEGORY Education THE HONOURED INDUCTEES TO THE SINGAPORE WOMEN’S HALL OF FAME Reverend Mother St. Mathilde Raclot Founder of the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus schools Born in 1814 to a middle class family in France, Justine Raclot was a...
Maria Dyer

Maria Dyer

BORN 1803 INDUCTED 2014 CATEGORY Education THE HONOURED INDUCTEES TO THE SINGAPORE WOMEN’S HALL OF FAME Founder of St Margaret’s School, the first girls’ school in East Asia Maria Dyer was a British Protestant missionary and pioneering educator who, together with her...