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Name	Joan Margaret Richmond
Born	23 March, 1905 Cooma, New South Wales, Australia
Died	11 August, 1999 (aged 94) Malvern, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Related Entries	[View as tree] Richmond, Florence Margaret (mother) Keith-Murray, Agnes Hunter (aunt) Dalzell, Pulteney Edward (uncle) Richmond, Margaret (grandmother)
Education *	St Catherine's (Toorak, Melbourne) (student, 1921-1922)
Occupation or Descriptor *	motor racing driver (1928-1931) Victoria, Australia motor racing driver (1931-1945) Overseas animal welfare activist (1952-1980) Victoria, Australia
Awards	Australian Motor Sport Hall of Fame (inductee, 2023)
Key Events *	Australian Grand Prix (participant, 1931)
Key Organisations *	Animal Welfare League (Vic) (field officer) Vintage Sports Car Club of Australia (Vic) (hon life member, 1992)

* Dates are approximate

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