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Eggleston was born in Armadale, Melbourne to Sir Richard Moulton Eggleston, a barrister and later judge who became chancellor of Monash University[3] and Isabel Marjorie, a mathematics teacher.[4] Eggleston died in East Melbourne where her Indigenous Australian friends sang at her memorial service.[3] She is buried in Brighton Cemetery.[4] EducationEggleston attended the Presbyterian Ladies' College and Tintern Church of England Girls' Grammar School.[4] In 1956 Eggleston graduated with an LL.B degree from the University of Melbourne with second-class honors (division B).[1] In 1958 she graduated with an LL.M. degree from the University of California at Berkeley, and in 1964 she finished an arts degree at the University of Melbourne.[1] In 1964 she became the first doctoral candidate in the faculty of law at Monash University, from which she obtained her Ph.D. in 1970; she wrote her thesis on Aborigines and the administration of justice.[1] During her studies, Eggleston was an active member of the Australian Student Christian Movement, Students' Representative Council, legal-aid volunteer and worked for the legal journal, Res Judicatae.[3] Contributions to the Australian Indigenous communityIn 1969 Eggleston became a lecturer in the faculty of law at Monash University, and after two years she was promoted to senior lecturer.[1] After 1971 she also served as part-time director of Monash's Centre for Research into Aboriginal Affairs.[1] During her time as director, she established a course titled, Black Australian Studies and provided resources to Aboriginal groups.[5] In 1972 she became a founder of the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service.[1] In founding the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service, Eggleston conducted discussions with Aborigines in Pentridge prison and advised Aboriginal communities.[5] She also pursued discrimination and made submissions to government inquiries.[5] Eggleston was actively involved in trying to address Aboriginal land rights and cultural heritage.[5] In 1972-1973 she had study leave in North America where she did research into Indian communities.[1] Her visit to the Navajo Indian country inspired her to write her thesis on Aboriginals and the administration of justice.[5] This led to her conducting research in Victoria, Western Australia and South Australia.[5] The Elizabeth Eggleston Memorial collectionThe Elizabeth Eggleston Memorial Collection is located in the Koorie Research Unit of the Monash Indigenous Studies Centre.[6] The collection was named after Eggleston due to her role as a former director of the then Centre for Research into Aboriginal Studies and her renown as the premiere expert of Aborigines and the law.[6] Eggleston donated her collection of books, papers and various materials to the Centre.[6] The collection currently holds over 5000 materials relating to Aboriginal affairs.[6] The library is currently accessible at the Monash Clayton campus, Menzies Building 11.[6] Published WorkIn 1973 she co-authored Cases and Materials on Industrial Law in Australia.[1] Two months before she died her book Fear, Favour or Affection was published, in 1976; it was based on her doctoral thesis.[1] Reviewers praised it for bringing to light systemic discrimination against Aborigines in the administering of criminal justice.[1] Further reading
References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Biography - Elizabeth Moulton Eggleston - Australian Dictionary of Biography {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Eggleston, Elizabeth}}2. ^Waller, Louis; Rowley, C D - "Elizabeth Eggleston" [1976] MonashULawRw 9; (1976) 3(1) Monash University Law Review 1] 3. ^1 2 3 {{Cite web|url=http://www.womenaustralia.info/lawyers/biogs/AWE5547b.htm|title=Eggleston, Elizabeth Moulton - Biographical entry - Australian Women Lawyers as Active Citizens|last=Melbourne|first=The University of|website=www.womenaustralia.info|language=en-gb|access-date=2016-11-19}} 4. ^{{Cite web|url=http://brightoncemetery.com/HistoricInterments/150Names/egglestone.htm|title=Eggleston, Elizabeth Moulton|website=brightoncemetery.com|access-date=2016-11-19}} 5. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 {{Cite book|url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/eggleston-elizabeth-moulton-10105/text17837|title=Australian Dictionary of Biography|last=Weeks|first=Phillipa|publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University|location=Canberra}} 6. ^1 2 3 4 {{Cite news|url=http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/misc/elizabeth-eggleston-memorial-collection/|title=Elizabeth Eggleston Memorial Collection|date=2014-10-15|newspaper=Monash Indigenous Studies Centre (MISC)|language=en-US|access-date=2016-11-19}} 9 : 1934 births|1976 deaths|Australian women lawyers|University of Melbourne alumni|Australian women writers|People educated at the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne|University of California, Berkeley alumni|Monash University alumni|Monash University faculty |
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