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Life Summary

Name	Anne Godfrey-Smith
Alternative Names	Anne McIntyre Anne Edgeworth
Born	30 November, 1921 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Died	15 June, 2011 (aged 89) Narrabundah, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Cause of Death	dementia
Education *	Frensham (Mittagong, NSW) (student, 1935-1938) University of Sydney (student, 1939-1941) Australian National University (student, 1960-1966) Flinders University (student, 1968-1972)
Occupation or Descriptor *	pathologist (1941-1950) New South Wales, Australia theatre producer (1951-1953) Tasmania, Australia poet (1953-2010) Australian Capital Territory, Australia theatre director (1953-1980) Australian Capital Territory, Australia conservationist (1960-2011) Australian Capital Territory, Australia Indigenous rights activist/supporter (1960-2011) Australian Capital Territory, Australia pacifist (1960-2011) Australian Capital Territory, Australia women's activist (1960-2011) Australian Capital Territory, Australia arts administrator (1977-1980) Federal, Australia
Awards	British Empire Medal (recipient, 1979) Canberra Citizen of the Year (recipient, 1994) Medal of the Order of Australia (recipient, 2005)
Key Organisations *	Amnesty International (member) Australian Conservation Foundation (member) Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation (ACT) (member) Bush Heritage Australia (member) Families and Friends for Drug Law Reform (member) Friends of the Mongarlowe River (member) Wilderness Society (ACT) (member) Women in Black (member) Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (national) (member) Launceston Players (Tas) (director, 1951-1953) Canberra Repertory Society (manager-producer, 1954) Youth Performing Arts Australia (consultant, 1975-1976) Armidale School (NSW) (writer-in-residence, 1989-1989) Canberra Girls' Grammar School (writer-in-residence, 1989-1989) Armidale School (NSW) (writer-in-residence, 1992-1992) ACT Writers’ Centre (co-founder, 1994)
Workplaces *	Royal North Shore Hospital (Sydney) (pathologist, 1942-1950) CSIRO (staff member, 1959-1965) University of New South Wales (tutor, 1968-1974) Australia Council (Arts Theatre Board) (board member, 1977-1980) Reid TAFE (ACT) (administrator, 1980-1988) ArtSound FM 92.7 (ACT) (presenter, 1988-2010)

* Dates are approximate