- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE4397
Cox, Eva Maria
- OA
- Maiden name Hauser, Eva Maria
- Born 21 February 1938, Vienna, , Austria
- Occupation social activist, Sociologist, University teacher, Women's rights activist, Writer
Summary
A founding member of the Women’s Electoral Lobby, which was established in 1972, Eva Cox has been an advocate for women and is well-known as a social critic. In 1995 she was appointed Officer of the Order of Australia ‘for services to women’s welfare’. In 1997 the Council of Australian Humanist Societies named her Humanist of the year.
Archival resources
- National Library of Australia, Oral History and Folklore Collection
- Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection
Published resources
- Edited Book
- Book
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Resource
- Trove: Cox, Eva (19380221-), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-463172
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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