Dorothy Buckland-Fuller | |
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Born | Dorothea Dimitropoulou 21 January 1922 |
Died | 5 July 2019 | (aged 97)
Nationality | Australian |
Other names | Dorothy Buckland |
Occupation(s) | humanist, sociologist, feminist, migrant community advocate, peace and human rights activist, peace activist |
Known for | founder, Australian-Migrant Women's Association |
Notable work | Immigrant Women and Sexual Harassment at Work |
Dorothy Buckland-Fuller AM, MBE (21 January 1922 – 5 July 2019) was an Australian sociologist, peace and human rights activist, migrant community advocate and humanist.
Buckland-Fuller was born Dorothea Dimitropoulou in 1922 in Port Said, Egypt to Greek parents. [1] Having lived for some years in England she migrated with her husband to Sydney, Australia in 1961. She studied at the University of New South Wales, completing a BA in 1969, followed by a MA Qual (Honours equivalent) in Sociology in 1972. [2]
In 1974 Buckland-Fuller founded the Australian Migrant Women's Association to provide networking opportunities for migrant women. [3]
She was appointed one of seven commissioners appointed to the Ethnic Affairs Commission of New South Wales in May 1977. [4]
Buckland-Fuller was president of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom in 2002–2004. [2]
With Robyn Williams, she was joint patron of the Humanist Society of New South Wales Inc. [5]
Buckland-Fuller died on 5 July 2019. [6] [7]
In the 1977 Queen's Birthday Honours Buckland-Fuller was made a Member of the British Empire (MBE) "in recognition of service to the community". [8] [9]
In 2001 she was made a life member of the Council of the Greek Orthodox Community of Sydney and New South Wales in recognition of her 40 years' service to the Greek community. [2] In the same year she was chosen as one of the first group of women to be inducted to the Victorian Honour Roll of Women. [10]
She was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours for "service to the community as a contributor to a range of social justice, ethnic and migrant women's organisations and through raising awareness of issues affecting women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds". [11]
One of the four tunnel boring machines used to construct the Sydney Metro West was named Dorothy in her honour. [12]
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Dorothy Buckland-Fuller | |
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Born | Dorothea Dimitropoulou 21 January 1922 |
Died | 5 July 2019 | (aged 97)
Nationality | Australian |
Other names | Dorothy Buckland |
Occupation(s) | humanist, sociologist, feminist, migrant community advocate, peace and human rights activist, peace activist |
Known for | founder, Australian-Migrant Women's Association |
Notable work | Immigrant Women and Sexual Harassment at Work |
Dorothy Buckland-Fuller AM, MBE (21 January 1922 – 5 July 2019) was an Australian sociologist, peace and human rights activist, migrant community advocate and humanist.
Buckland-Fuller was born Dorothea Dimitropoulou in 1922 in Port Said, Egypt to Greek parents. [1] Having lived for some years in England she migrated with her husband to Sydney, Australia in 1961. She studied at the University of New South Wales, completing a BA in 1969, followed by a MA Qual (Honours equivalent) in Sociology in 1972. [2]
In 1974 Buckland-Fuller founded the Australian Migrant Women's Association to provide networking opportunities for migrant women. [3]
She was appointed one of seven commissioners appointed to the Ethnic Affairs Commission of New South Wales in May 1977. [4]
Buckland-Fuller was president of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom in 2002–2004. [2]
With Robyn Williams, she was joint patron of the Humanist Society of New South Wales Inc. [5]
Buckland-Fuller died on 5 July 2019. [6] [7]
In the 1977 Queen's Birthday Honours Buckland-Fuller was made a Member of the British Empire (MBE) "in recognition of service to the community". [8] [9]
In 2001 she was made a life member of the Council of the Greek Orthodox Community of Sydney and New South Wales in recognition of her 40 years' service to the Greek community. [2] In the same year she was chosen as one of the first group of women to be inducted to the Victorian Honour Roll of Women. [10]
She was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours for "service to the community as a contributor to a range of social justice, ethnic and migrant women's organisations and through raising awareness of issues affecting women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds". [11]
One of the four tunnel boring machines used to construct the Sydney Metro West was named Dorothy in her honour. [12]
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