• Entry type: Person
  • Entry ID: AWE6187

Holmes, Margaret Joan

  • AM
  • Birth name Read, 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.

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  • Related Organisations
    • Women's College within The University of Sydney (1892 - )
    • Women's International League for Peace and Freedom - New South Wales Branch (1920 - )

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