Raigh Roe
Dame Raigh Roe | |
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World President of the Associated Country Women of the World | |
In office 1977–1980 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Raigh Edith Kurts (1922-12-12)12 December 1922 Western Australia |
Died | 3 November 2014(2014-11-03) (aged 91) |
Spouse | James Arthur Roe (m. 1941) |
Relations | John Septimus Roe (great-grandfather-in-law) |
Children | Three sons |
Education | Perth Girls' School |
Occupation | Farmer |
Awards | Australian of the Year (1977) |
Dame Raigh Edith Roe DBE (née Kurts; 12 December 1922 – 3 November 2014) was an Australian farmer, who became an advocate for rural women in Australia and around the world. She was member of the Australian Country Women's Association (CWA) from 1941; she became branch president, Western Australian state president and, eventually, national president of the CWA.[1]
In 1977 she was elected World President of the Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW), representing almost nine million women in 74 countries throughout the world. In 1978, she was appointed as a commissioner for the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC).[2]
A biography of Roe, She's No Milkmaid (ISBN 0859051528), written by Rica Erickson and Rona Haywood, was published by Hesperian Press in 1991.[3]
Honours
In 1975, Raigh Roe was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).[4] In 1980, she was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE).[5]
In 1977 she was named Australian of the Year,[6] jointly with Sir Murray Tyrrell.
In 2001 she was awarded the Centenary Medal.[7]
References
- ^ "Dame Raigh Roe". Seven West Media Limited. The West Australian. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ Inglis, K.S. (2006). This is the ABC : the Australian Broadcasting Commission, 1932-1983 (2nd ed.). Melbourne: Black Inc. ISBN 1863951814.
- ^ "She's no milkmaid : a biography of Dame Raigh Roe, D.B.E." National Library of Australia. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ It's an Honour: CBE 1975
- ^ It's an Honour: DBE 1980
- ^ Lewis, Wendy (2010). Australians of the Year. Pier 9 Press. ISBN 978-1-74196-809-5.
- ^ It's an Honour: Centenary Medal 2001
External links
- Associated Country Women of the World
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Preceded by Sir Edward Dunlop | Australian of the Year Award 1977 Served alongside: Murray Tyrrell | Succeeded by Alan Bond Galarrwuy Yunupingu |
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- 1960 Frank Burnet
- 1961 Joan Sutherland
- 1962 Jock Sturrock
- 1963 John Eccles
- 1964 Dawn Fraser
- 1965 Robert Helpmann
- 1966 Jack Brabham
- 1967 The Seekers
- 1968 Lionel Rose
- 1969 Lord Casey
- 1970 Norman Gilroy
- 1971 Evonne Goolagong
- 1972 Shane Gould
- 1973 Patrick White
- 1974 Bernard Heinze
- 1975 John Cornforth/Alan Stretton
- 1976 Edward Dunlop
- 1977 Raigh Roe/Murray Tyrrell
- 1978 Alan Bond/Galarrwuy Yunupingu
- 1979 Neville Bonner/Harry Butler
- 1980 Manning Clark
- 1981 John Crawford
- 1982 Edward Williams
- 1983 Robert de Castella
- 1984 Lowitja O'Donoghue
- 1985 Paul Hogan
- 1986 Dick Smith
- 1987 John Farnham
- 1988 Kay Cottee
- 1989 Allan Border
- 1990 Fred Hollows
- 1991 Peter Hollingworth
- 1992 Mandawuy Yunupingu
- 1993 no award
- 1994 Ian Kiernan
- 1995 Arthur Boyd
- 1996 John Yu
- 1997 Peter Doherty
- 1998 Cathy Freeman
- 1999 Mark Taylor
- 2000 Gustav Nossal
- 2001 Peter Cosgrove
- 2002 Pat Rafter
- 2003 Fiona Stanley
- 2004 Steve Waugh
- 2005 Fiona Wood
- 2006 Ian Frazer
- 2007 Tim Flannery
- 2008 Lee Kernaghan
- 2009 Mick Dodson
- 2010 Patrick McGorry
- 2011 Simon McKeon
- 2012 Geoffrey Rush
- 2013 Ita Buttrose
- 2014 Adam Goodes
- 2015 Rosie Batty
- 2016 David Morrison
- 2017 Alan Mackay-Sim
- 2018 Michelle Simmons
- 2019 Craig Challen/Richard Harris (joint)
- 2020 James Muecke
- 2021 Grace Tame
- 2022 Dylan Alcott
- 2023 Taryn Brumfitt
- 2024 Georgina Long/Richard Scolyer (joint)
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