- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE3760
Waterworth, Edith Alice
(1873 – 1957)- Born 18 October, 1873, Lancashire England
- Died 6 November, 1957, Sandy Bay Hobart Tasmania Australia
- Occupation Advocate, Welfare worker
Summary
Mrs Waterworth arrived in Tasmania with her husband at the age of 30. She became actively involved in the women’s movement in her forties, after the birth of three sons. Waterworth stood for parliament twice (though unsuccessfully) and was active in the National Council of Women, the Child Welfare Association, the Free Kindergarten Association, and the Board of Censors of Moving Pictures, among other groups.
Published resources
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Resource Section
- Waterworth, Edith Alice (1873-1957), Waters, Jill, 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120441b.htm
- Edited Book
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Site Exhibition
- Faith, Hope and Charity Australian Women and Imperial Honours: 1901-1989, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2003, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/honours/honours.html
- The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia, Smart, Judith and Swain, Shurlee (eds.), 2014, http://www.womenaustralia.info/leaders
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Resource
- Trove: Waterworth, Edith Alice (1873-1957), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-727088