Historical information

A retired Uniting Church Minister, Dorothy McRae-McMahon was a former Minister of the Pitt Street, Sydney Church, which was renowned for its work in human rights and local activism. She received recognition for her work with the award of the Australian Government Peace Medal in 1987 and in 1988 with the Australian Human Rights Medal. In 1997, she came out as a lesbian at the National Assembly of the Uniting Church in Perth and resigned from her position later in the year, citing the focus on her sexuality, which she felt was affecting the church. She is active in publishing books of services of worship, prayers, etc.

Physical description

Rev. Dorothy McRae McMahon; head and shoulders portrait

Inscriptions & markings

Rev. D. McMahon (original name when photograph taken) Presbyterian Life 24 September ? p12