- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE4420
McRae-McMahon, Dorothy Margaret
(1934 – )- Nationality Australian
- Born 1 January, 1934, Tasmania Australia
- Occupation Activist, Minister
Summary
A retired Uniting Church Minister, Dorothy McRae-McMahon was a former Minister of the Pitt Street, Sydney Church, which was renowned for its work in human rights and local activism. She received recognition for her work with the award of the Australian Government Peace Medal in 1987 and in 1988 with the Australian Human Rights Medal. In 1997, she came out as a lesbian at the National Assembly of the Uniting Church in Perth and resigned from her position later in the year, citing the focus on her sexuality, which she felt was affecting the church.
Published resources
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Resource
- Trove: McRae-McMahon, Dorothy (1934-), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-478077
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Site Exhibition
- The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia, Smart, Judith and Swain, Shurlee (eds.), 2014, http://www.womenaustralia.info/leaders