Euphemia Jean Maincke (1875–1940)
This article was published:
- in the Biographical Register of the Australian Labour Movement, 1788-1975
- online in 2021
Euphemia Jean Maincke (1875-1940) labor women's activist
Birth: 23 November 1875, St George, Queensland. Daughter of Richard Alexander McDougall, horse and cattle dealer, and Elizabeth nee Close. Married: Alfred Francis Maincke, 1893, Sydney. They had one son, who served in World War II, and three daughters. Death: 11 September, 1940, Rose Bay, Sydney.
- Shop assistant, Sydney.
- Active in Hotel, Clubs, Caterers and Waitresses Union.
- Member, Labor Women’s Central Organising Committee, 1905, and secretary, 1908;
- advocate of equal pay. Vice-president, Darlinghurst Political Labor League; delegate to PLL Conference, 1905;
- Labor Senate candidate for NSW, 1908.
- Vice-president, Labor Women’s Grand Council of NSW, 1916.
- Member ALP Executive during anti-conscription campaign.
- During 1917 strike was president of trades-hall-based committee for the relief of women and children; also elected treasurer of Lord Mayor’s Fund for strikers’ wives and children; subsequently conducted relief depot to assist ‘victims of the Fuller Government’s vendetta on the Rocks area’.
- Candidate for Labor preselection for Sydney, 1924.
Worker (Sydney), 8 April 1905, p 4 & 26 Nov. 1908; Labor News, 7 Nov. 1921;
Additional Resources
- profile, Worker (Wagga, NSW), 8 April 1905, p 4
- is standing for the senate in the upcoming federal election, Worker (Wagga, NSW), 26 November 1908, p 23
- photo, Labor News (Sydney), 27 October 1923, p 10
- photo taken at the Labor Women's conference, Labor Daily (Sydney), 1 September 1924, p 5
- is standing for selection in the coming state election, Labor Daily (Sydney), 7 November 1924, p 7
- sues the Truth newspaper for 3000 pds for libel alleging that they said she supported restricting the birthrate in the community; loses her case, Truth (Sydney), 22 March 1925, p 5
- is appointed to the Board of Health, Cootamundra Herald (NSW), 24 June 1925, p 2
- profile, Labor Daily (Sydney), 25 June 1925, p 7
- says she has been proud to have been associated with the labour movement for the past 25 years, Labor Daily (Sydney), 30 November 1929, p 8
- is standing as a Labor candidate for Flinders in local council elections, Sydney Morning Herald, 5 May 1930, p 11
- opens a women's hostel for destitute women on behalf of the Labor Women's Committee, Labor Daily (Sydney), 3 July 1933,p 7
- was a foundation member of the Women's Central Organising Committee, Labor Daily (Sydney), 8 May 1934, p 8
- reunion photo, Labor Daily (Sydney), 8 May 1934, p 8
- she was the first woman to be appointed to the NSW Board of Public Health, Sun (Sydney), 21 October 1934, p 34
- death notice, Sydney Morning Herald, 12 September 1940, p 8
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Citation details
'Maincke, Euphemia Jean (1875–1940)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/maincke-euphemia-jean-31955/text39422, accessed 10 September 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Meincke, Euphemia Jean
- McDougall, Euphemia Jean
Birth
23 November,
1875
St George,
Queensland,
Australia
Death
11 September,
1940
(aged 64)
Rose Bay, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Cause of Death
Religious Influence
Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Occupation
Key Events
Key Organisations
- Hotel Club Restaurant & Caterers Employees Union of NSW
- Waitresses Union of NSW
- Labor Women's Central Organising Committee (NSW)