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Name	Frances Mary Burke
Born	10 January, 1904 Spotswood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	14 October, 1994 (aged 90) Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	pneumonia
Education *	Academy of Mary Immaculate (Fitzroy, Melbourne) (student, 1916-1920) National Gallery art school (Melbourne) (student, 1933-1933) Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (student, 1934-1936)
Occupation or Descriptor *	nurse (general) (1927-1932) Victoria, Australia textile designer (1937-1990) Victoria, Australia textile manufacturer (1940-1994) Victoria, Australia retailer (1948-1967) Victoria, Australia
Awards	Member of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1970)
Legacies *	Frances Burke Textile Resource Centre (RMIT) (eponym)
Key Organisations *	Contemporary Art Society (Vic) (member, 1938) Society of Designers for Industry (member, 1947) Museum of Modern Art and Design of Australia (council member, 1958-1966) Arts and Crafts Society of Victoria (president, 1968-1971)
Workplaces *	Prince Henry’s Hospital (Melbourne) (student nurse, 1926-1927)

* Dates are approximate

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