Elizabeth Malloch

Elizabeth Gilmour Malloch (6 September 1910 – 29 September 2000) was a Teacher, College Principal and a Campaigner for Equality within the Episcopal Church. She was one of the first women to become a priest within the Episcopal Church.
Early life.
Malloch was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. She was the eldest of four children and the sole daughter to parents Jane Clarke and John Malloch. Her mother was a telegraphist in the Civil Service while her father was an accountant.
Education.
Malloch attended James Gillespie's High School, where she won an award for 'all-round excellence, and Edinburgh Ladies' College (now the Mary Erskine School).
Malloch then went on to the University of Edinburgh where she achieved a First-Class Degree in French and Latin and also won the University Prize. She then completed a DipEd as well as qualifications in primary and secondary education at Moray House, the university's education branch.
Career.
Malloch initially taught at Manchester High School before she began working in teacher training at Bingley College of Education in 1942. In 1947, she became an Inspector of Schools in Leeds before, in 1949, becoming principal of the Stafford Training College (which became Madeley College of Education and was eventually merged into Staffordshire University).
Malloch held the role of College Principal for 20 years. During this time, she managed a change of site and the fast increase of student numbers which rose from less than 400 to more than 1200. The college also introduced qualifications for mature teachers of Home Economics and a course specifically aimed at married women. By May 1970, the college had 3916 qualified teachers to its name.
Malloch was a member of the National Advisory Council on the Training and Supply of Teachers and consulted with many organisations about teacher training and education.
Malloch retired in 1970, after being College Principal for 21 years. Her retirement ceremony was attended by Princess Margaret, in her role as Chancellor of Keele University. Malloch retired to Essex and in 1980, she returned to Edinburgh.
Voluntary work.
Malloch volunteered with the Girlguiding Movement. In her youth, she was a Brownie at the North Morningside Church, 63rd Company, before continuing to become a Guide and a Ranger. When she moved to Manchester, she became leader of Guide Units, including Hulme, an area which had been severely damaged by bombing during World War Two. Malloch became the vice-president of Staffordshire County Guide Association.
In her retirement, Malloch volunteered as a Soroptimist and an Open University tutor.
Roles within the Episcopalian Church.
In 1972, Malloch became a pastoral assistant and a reader at her local church. Upon her return to Edinburgh she undertook lay roles, such as reader, at St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral before becoming a deacon in 1986. After a long campaign for women to be admitted as priests, in 1994 she became one of the first women to become a priest within the Episcopal Church and the oldest of them.
Malloch a member of the Movement for the Whole Ministry which aimed to make the Church more inclusive. She volunteered as an English tutor at YWCA Roundabout Centre, an anti-racist charity.