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Australian Women
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Calvert-Jones, Elisabeth (Janet) (1939 - )AM |
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| Businesswoman and Philanthropist | |||
| Born: 1 January 1939 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |||
The youngest child of Dame Elisabeth Murdoch (q.v.) and Sir Keith Murdoch, Janet Calvert-Jones follows the family tradition, established by both of her parents, of being involved in business as well as philanthropy. |
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| URL: The home page for this entity is located at http://www.taralye.vic.edu.au/ | |
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Like her mother and older sisters, Janet was educated at Clyde School (Woodend, Victoria). While travelling abroad she met stockbroker John Calvert-Jones and the pair were married on February 3rd, 1962. They were to have three sons and a daughter. Following the birth of her son, Robert, who suffered from impaired hearing, Janet Calvert-Jones co-founded the Advisory Council for Children with Impaired Hearing, and served as its Chairman from 1973 to 1995. The board established 'Taralye', an early intervention centre for hearing-impaired children, in Blackburn, Victoria. Since 1988 Janet has also been a Director of the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, of which her mother is Patron. In 1989, Janet Calvert-Jones became chairman of The Herald and Weekly Times Limited, the same company her father ran from 1929-1952. She is also a member of the State Library of Victoria Foundation Business sub-committee. In recognition of her charitable work, Janet was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) on 8 June 1998. | |
| Sources used to compile this entry: Who's Who, 2002, and http://brw.com.au/NewsAdmin/Stories/BRW/20000526/5781.htm - accessed 16012003. | |
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Published by National Foundation for Australian Women on Australian Women's Archives Project Web Site Comments, questions, corrections and additions: awap@womenaustralia.info Prepared by: Acknowledgements Updated: 3 December 2008 http://womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE0427b.htm |