Madeleine Sophie McGrath (died 13 June 2020) was an Australian historian and religious Sister of Mercy, who was the Director of the Golding Centre for Women's History, Theology and Spirituality at the Australian Catholic University from 2003 to 2020.
Her doctoral thesis, a centenary history of the Sisters of Mercy, Parramatta,[2] was published by the University of New South Wales press as These Women?
[6] A proposal submitted jointly by McGrath and Rosa MacGinley initially led to the establishment of the Golding Project for Women's History, Theology and Spirituality.
McGrath was appointed as the Director of the centre and the founding team included Kim Power, in addition to McGrath and MacGinley, providing team members across multiple ACU campuses in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.
Former Vice-Chancellor and President Professor at ACU Greg Craven AO GCSG paid tribute to McGrath after her death stating that, “Sophie was a pioneering leader in Catholic academia in Australia, particularly in researching the role of women in the history of the Australian Church landscape.