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Ivy Bright [known as Mena (Philomena)] Calthorpe, née Field (1905-1996) writer, editor, teacher and social justice activist
Birth: 3 June 1905 at Goulburn, New South Wales, daughter of Francis Arthur Field (1881?-1959), drover, and Ivy Pearl, née Anderson (1885-1975). Marriage: 1934 at Goulburn to William Harold (Bill) Calthorpe (1909-1970), a fitter and turner. Death: 28 April 1996 in hospital at Waterfall, NSW.
Sources
obituary, Sydney Morning Herald, 10 May 1996, p 31; Mena Calthorpe papers 1951-1994, ML MSS 3088, State Library of New South Wales; photo and biographical details Sutherland Shire Local History: https://localhistory.sutherlandshire.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/192180 and: https://localhistory.sutherlandshire.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/170764
'Calthorpe, Ivy Bright Philomena (Mena) (1905–1996)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/calthorpe-ivy-bright-philomena-mena-32954/text41060, accessed 7 June 2023.
3 June,
1905
Goulburn,
New South Wales,
Australia
28 April,
1996
(aged 90)
Waterfall, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia