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Cox, Eva Maria (1938 - )

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Born
21 February 1938
Vienna, Austria
Occupation
Social activist, University teacher and Women's rights activist
Alternative Names
  • Hauser, Eva Maria (maiden name)
Website
http://www.nla.gov.au/pub/gateways/archive/58/p09a01.html

Summary

A founding member of the Women's Electoral Lobby, which was established in 1972, Eva Cox has been an advocate for women and is well-known as a social critic. In 1995 she was appointed Officer of the Order of Australia 'for services to women's welfare'. In 1997 the Council of Australian Humanist Societies named her Humanist of the year.

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Archival resources

National Library of Australia Oral History Collection

  • Eva Cox interviewed by Ann Mari Jordens [sound recording], 2002, ORAL TRC 4855; National Library of Australia Oral History Collection. Details

Published resources

Books

  • Cox, Eva, Leading women, Random House Australia, Milsons Point, N.S.W., 1996, 326 pp. Details

Online Resources

See also

  • Caine, Barbara (ed.), Australian Feminism: A Companion, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1998, 607 pp. Details

Rosemary Francis

Created: 1 December 2009

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