- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE1165
Brennan, Gloria Faye
(1948 – 1985)- Nationality Australian
- Born 1 January, 1948, Eastern Goldfields Western Australia Australia
- Died 31 December, 1985
- Occupation Anthropologist, Linguist, Pianist, Public servant
Summary
Gloria Brennan, of Pindiini (Nyanganyatjara) descent, was born in 1948 in the eastern goldfields of Western Australia. She graduated in linguistics and anthropology from the University of Western Australia in 1978.
Brennan was one of the founders of the Aboriginal Medical Service and Aboriginal Legal Service in Western Australia. She continued her work in Canberra with the Equal Employment Opportunity Bureau of the Public Service Board. She was Aboriginal Australian delegate to the Second World African and Black Festival of Arts and Culture in 1977 and travelled extensively, making contacts with other indigenous people. She was also a classical pianist. Brennan died of cancer in 1985.
Published resources
- Edited Book
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Resource
- Trove: Brennan, Gloria (1948-1985), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-479611
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Site Exhibition
- From Lady Denman to Katy Gallagher: A Century of Women's Contributions to Canberra, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2013, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/ldkg