- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE2148
Merenda, Francesca
(1924 – 2016)- Born 16 September, 1924, North Queensland Australia
- Died 23 March, 2016, Darling Point New South Wales Australia
- Occupation Welfare worker
Summary
Francesca Merenda began work with Department of Immigration in 1969 as the first ever Italian speaking welfare worker. She was a member of the group appointed by Malcolm Fraser in 1977, and chaired by Sir Frank Galbally, to review post-arrival migrant programs and services.
Francesca Merenda had a long association with Co.As.It. Italian Association of Assistance, including as a member of the Board of Directors after the Association was incorporated in 1984.
Published resources
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Resource Section
- The Experience of Wartime Internment, An interview with Francesca Merenda, Andrew Jakubowicz, http://www.multiculturalaustralia.edu.au/library/media/Video/id/814.The-experience-of-wartime-internment
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Site Exhibition
- Faith, Hope and Charity Australian Women and Imperial Honours: 1901-1989, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2003, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/honours/honours.html
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Resource
- Trove: Merenda, Francesca (1924-), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-762072