- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE6187
Holmes, Margaret Joan
(1909 – 2009)- Born 24 January, 1909, Sydney New South Wales Australia
- Died 10 September, 2009, Coffs HarbourCoffs Harbour New South Wales Australia
- Occupation Pacifist, Peace activist, Peace campaigner
Summary
Christian pacifist Margaret Holmes founded the NSW branch of the Women’s International League of Peace and Freedom in 1959. Together, Margaret and WILPF NSW campaigned for issues such as Aboriginal rights, apartheid, chemical and biological warfare, the Vietnam War, prison reform, US bases and nuclear arms. Margaret was also an advocate for environmental issues.