Mary Mayne: Matriarch and Colonial Businesswoman

摘要: Mary Mayne was the mother of Emelia and James Mayne, two most significant benefactors to The University Queensland, impulse for their philanthropy can partly be traced directly her. She an extremely successful businesswoman in colonial Brisbane, yet her business achievements have been overlooked by assumptions that family's wealth came only from foundations laid husband, Patrick — even though it fortune, as well his, which funded children's final bequests university. By time Patrick's death August 1865, experienced business, unusual married women during this era. Her experience skills enabled take over administration his estate and, despite debts, preserve property holdings. At same time, she amassed own fortune. Although faced a number hurdles, success proves widows with assets were able operate effectively men commercial world, undermines simplistic about impact gender discriminatory barriers society.