• Entry type: Person
  • Entry ID: AWE0832

Angove, Dorothy

(1886 – 1985)
  • Born 1886
  • Died 1985
  • Occupation Teacher

Summary

Dorothy Angove spent her childhood in Semaphore, South Australia and Perth, Western Australia. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Adelaide. Angove taught at St Peters College and Girton Girls’ School (Kensington Park, S. A.). She also helped Jewish graduate refugees as well as teaching at the Adelaide Children’s Hospital and Dr Barnado’s Homes. In 1939 she became President of the Lyceum Club.

Archival resources

  • State Library of South Australia
    • Interview with Dorothy Angove [sound recording] Interviewer: Eva McLaren
  • National Library of Australia
    • [Biographical cuttings on Dorothy Angove, one of the earliest women graduates of the University of Adelaide, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals]

Published resources

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  • Membership
    • Lyceum Club Adelaide Incorporated (1922 - )