Emily McPherson College

The Emily McPherson College of Domestic Economy was an Australian domestic science college for women, in Melbourne, Victoria. It was officially opened on 27 April 1927 by The Duchess of York (later Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.) On 30 June 1979 it became part of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and is known as RMIT Building 13 (Emily McPherson College). History of the college During the 1920s, Melbourne businessman Sir William McPherson donated £25,000 (≈ A$2.3 million in 2023) towards the establishment of a college of domestic science exclusively for women; which was later named in honour of his wife Lady Emily McPherson, wife of its benefactor and patron, Sir William McPherson, former Treasurer of Victoria and later Premier.