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Jane Foss Barff
Jane Foss Barff (née Russell) (24 October 1863 – 10 June 1937) was the second woman to attain a Master of Arts from the University of Sydney. She was a founding member of the Women’s College and a co founding member of the Sydney University Women’s Association.
Early life.
Jane Foss Barff was born on 24 October 1864 in Sydney, Australia. She was the daughter of Henry Chamberlain Russell, a government astronomer and meteorologist. She spent much of her youth in
Women's College, between 1991 and 1937. Furthermore, she was the President of the University Women’s Settlement between 1914 and 1915 and from 1919 to 1924.
Jane Foss Barff was also a strong advocate for religious education for young people, and was a council member of the Mothers' Union and of the St Catherine's Church of England School for Girls.
Later life.
Jane Foss Barff died on 10 June 1937 in her Rose Bay home, and was later buried in the Waverley cemetery. She made