O'Donoghue, Lowitja (1932–2024)
Lowitja O'Donoghue addressing the National Press Club, by Loui Seselja (1992)
Biographical Entries
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Lester, Nellie (friend)
Lowitja O'Donoghue addressing the National Press Club, by Loui Seselja (1992)
National Library of Australia, PIC NL37054 LOC NL37054
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- O'Donoghue, Lois
Birth
1 August,
1932
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands,
South Australia,
Australia
Death
4 February,
2024
(aged 91)
Adelaide,
South Australia,
Australia
Cultural Heritage
Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Education
Occupation or Descriptor
- domestic servant
- Indigenous leader
- Indigenous rights activist/supporter
- nurse (general)
- public servant
Awards
- Member of the Order of Australia
- Australian of the Year
- Companion of the Order of Australia
- Dame of the Order of St Gregory the Great (Vatican)
Legacies
Key Organisations
- Colebrook Children's Home (SA)
- National Aboriginal Conference
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Commission