Whitlam, Margaret Elaine

Entry type: Person
Entry ID: AWE0100

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Maiden name Dovey, Margaret Elaine

(1919 – 2012)

Born 19 November 1919, Bondi, New South Wales, Australia
Died 17 March 2012, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation Journalist, Social worker, Sportswoman, Swimmer

Summary

Recognised as a National Living Treasure, Margaret Whitlam achieved public figure status after 1972 as the wife of Labor Prime Minister Gough Whitlam. She was outspoken on many issues affecting women and was appointed to the National Advisory Committee for International Women’s Year in 1974.

Archival resources

National Archives of Australia, National Office, Canberra
- National Advisory Committee files, single number series with 'W/NAC' (Women's/National Advisory Committee) or 'NAC' prefix
Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection
- Pat Richardson scrapbooks relating to the Women's Electoral Lobby and women's events, 1977-2002

Published resources

Book
- My Day - First edition., Whitlam, Margaret, 1974
- The matriarchs: twelve Australian women talk about their lives to Susan Mitchell., Mitchell, Susan, 1987
- My Other World, Whitlam, Margaret, 2001
Review
- The Life and Times, Producer/Director: Jenny Ainge, 1994
Article
- Margaret Whitlam 1938 Third British Empire Games, Sydney, 1999, http://www.womensportnsw.com.au/no_3.htm
Edited Book
- Who's Who in Australia 2002, Herd, Margaret, 2002
Resource
- Trove: Whitlam, Margaret (19191119-20120317), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-543240
Resource Section
- Gough Whitlam/Margaret Whitlam, National Archives of Australia, 2002, http://primeministers.naa.gov.au/meetpm.asp?pmId=21&pageName=wife
Site Exhibition
- She's Game: Women Making Australian Sporting History, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2007, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/sg/sport-home.html
- The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia, Smart, Judith and Swain, Shurlee (eds.), 2014, http://www.womenaustralia.info/leaders

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Sponsored
- National Foundation for Australian Women (1989 - )
Membership
- International Women's Year National Advisory Committee (1974 - 1976)
Related Organisations
- Voluntary Aid Detachments (VAD) (1914 - )

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