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== Professional career ==

Macdonald was chosen from a field of 65 applicants to be the Founding Principal of [[the Women's College, University of Sydney]] and took up her position in rented premises at 'Strathmore' in Glebe in March 1892, with 4 students.<ref name="twcadb" /><ref name="adbtwc" /> Macdonald played an active role in the design and equipping of the Women's College buildings, designed by architects John Sulman and John Porter Power to accommodate 26 students, which opened in 1894.<ref name="twc" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sydney.edu.au/senate/students_colleges1_Womens.shtml|title=Students at the University of Sydney|publisher=|accessdate=31 October 2014}}</ref><ref name="twc" />

Macdonald worked tirelessly to establish prosperity for the college, both economically and culturally, at a time when women's education was a low priority and in limited demand.<ref name="adb" /> Aided by her lifelong friend and companion, Evelyn Dickinson, Macdonald sought to establish a strong foundation for supporting women's education, based on values of social and intellectual equality.<ref name="adb" /> The architecture and grounds of the college reflected Macdonald's belief that gracious surroundings were an essential part of a liberal education.<ref name="adb" />

== Suffragism ==

Macdonald was actively involved in University life and causes in support of women.<ref name="wai">{{cite web|url=http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE4347b.htm|title=Macdonald, Louisa - Woman - The Australian Women's Register|publisher=|accessdate=31 October 2014}}</ref> She was involved in the Sydney University Women's Association, the University Women's Society and the Women's Club, as well as the Womanhood Suffrage League of New South Wales, and the Women's Literary Society.

As Principal of the Women's College, Macdonald played an active role in university life. She was involved in the Sydney University Women's Association, which she helped found in 1892; the University Women's Society (University Settlement); and the Women's Club.<ref name="waiadb" /><ref name="adbwai" />

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