Mary Rose MacGinley pbvm (1931 – November 11, 2018) was an Australian Presentation sister, academic and historian of women religious.
The title of her thesis was ‘A Study of Irish Migration to, and Settlement in, Queensland, 1885-1912.’ She went on to complete a PhD at the same university in the School of History, Philosophy, Religion, and Classics in 1982.
[2] MacGinley felt drawn to the religious life and entered the Congregation of the Sisters of the Presentation at Longreach, Queensland on 23 April 1951.
[3] A keen historian all her life, MacGinley was an active member of the Australian Catholic Historical Society and served as Vice-President and Journal Editor.
[4] She contributed to the Brisbane Catholic Historical Journal, writing about "Religious women in Queensland" (vol.
[10][11] MacGinley was awarded an Order of Australia (OAM) Medal in 2012 for outstanding service in the field of theological education, including her work with the Australian Catholic University.