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Kiek, Winifred (1884 - 1975)

Born
1884
Manchester, United Kingdom
Died
1975
Adelaide, South Australia
Occupation
Academic and Minister
Alternative Names
  • Jackson, Winifred (maiden name)

Summary

Winifred Kiek moved to Adelaide with her family in 1920. She became the first woman to graduate BD from Melbourne College of Divinity in 1923, and began lecturing at Parkin College from 1930. In 1927 she was ordained as a minister of the Congregational Church, making her the first woman to be ordained to the ministry of any church in Australia.

Sources used to compile this entry: 'Kiek, Winifred (1884-1975)', in Australian Dictionary of Biography Online, Australian National University, 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090739b.htm.

Archival resources

State Library of South Australia

  • Rev. Winifred Kiek, 1892 - 1973, PRG 225; Kiek, Winifred (1884 - 1975); State Library of South Australia. Details

Published resources

Books

  • Kiek, Winifred, Child Nature and Child Nurture, The Religious Tract Society, London, 1927, 95 pp. Details

Newspaper Articles

  • Kiek, Winifred, 'Women in the Pulpit: Christianity Stands for Sex Equality', Register News-Pictorial, 29 May 1929, p. 7. Details

Pamphlets

  • Kiek, Winifred, We of One House, Australian Council for the World Council of Churches, Melbourne, 1954. Details

Online Resources

See also

Barbara Lemon

Created: 3 October 2008, Last modified: 27 October 2008

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