- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE1427
Drinkwater, Estelle Alice
- Occupation Nurse
Summary
Estelle Drinkwater was a foundation member of the Democratic Labor Party and a once only candidate who stood for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Wyong in 1971.
Details
Estelle Drinkwater, at the time of her campaign, was a triple certificated nurse, married and with a large family. She had travelled extensively and had nursed in almost every Australian state. She was a member of the Royal Society for the Welfare of Mothers and Babies, in whom she took a particular interest.
Published resources
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Resource
- Trove: Drinkwater, Estelle Alice, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-705059
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Site Exhibition
- Putting Skirts on the Sacred Benches: Women Candidates for the New South Wales Parliament, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2006, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/pssb/home.html