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Darling, Elaine Elizabeth (1936 - )

Born
6 June 1936
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Occupation
Parliamentarian and Teacher

Summary

A member of the Australian Labor Party, Elaine Darling was the first woman from Queensland to be elected to the House of Representatives in the Australian Parliament in 1980. She represented the electorate of Lilley until her retirement in 1993.

Details

Elaine Darling was educated at the University of Queensland before becoming a teacher. She was the fifth woman member of the House of Representatives and the second Labor woman; Joan Child was the first. Her daughter Vicki Darling is a Member of the Qeensland House of Assembly.

Published resources

Books

  • Darling, Elaine, They spoke out pretty good: politics and gender in the Brisbane Aboriginal Rights Movement 1958-1962, E. Darling, Wurtulla, Queensland, 1999, 281 pp. Details

Journal Articles

  • Darling, Elaine, 'They spoke out pretty good: the leadership of women in the Brisbane Aboriginal rights movement, 1958/ 1962', Melbourne Historical Journal, vol. 24, 1996, pp. (87)-103. Details

Online Resources

Rosemary Francis

Created: 1 April 2009, Last modified: 26 June 2009

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