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Australian Women
Biographical entry
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Buttrose, Ita Clare (1942 - )AO, OBE |
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| Businesswoman, Journalist and Author | ||
| Born: 17 January 1942 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
On 13 June 1988, Ita Buttrose was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for service to the community, particularly in the fields of medical education and health care. In the Queen's Birthday list 1979 she was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for service to journalism. She became the first woman to be awarded the Harnett Medal for community service and achievements in publishing, journalism, radio and television. |
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Daughter of: Charles Oswald and Mary Clare (née Rodgers) Buttrose. Ita Buttrose was the founding editor of Cleo magazine in 1972. She then became editor of the Australian Women's Weekly and later publisher of Australian Consolidated Press Women's Division. A journalist by trade, Ida Buttrose has worked in all forms of media (print, radio and television) during her career. Before starting her own company Capricorn Publishing, Ita Buttrose was a director of News Ltd, editor-in-chief of the Daily and Sunday Telegraphs, columnist and editorial consultant for the Fairfax magazine group and then editor-in-chief of the Sun Herald newspaper. From 1984-1988, Ita Buttrose chaired the National Advisory Committee on AIDS. She is patron of Women of Vision, World Vision Australia, The University of Third Age, the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation of Australia, Amarant, the National Menopause Foundation, the Sydney Women's Festival, Safety House and National Institute of Secretaries and Administrators. In 1984 she was named Variety Club's Personality of the Year as well as Australasian Academy of Broadcast, Arts and Sciences for the most promising Newcomer to Radio. In 1993 Ita Buttrose was named Juvenile Diabetes Foundation Australian of the Year. [1] http://www.cew.org.au/view_profile.cfm?member=Ita%20Buttrose accessed 28/10/2002. Chronology
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| Sources used to compile this entry: Who's Who in Australia, 2002, p. 347-348 and http://www.cew.org.au/view_profile.cfm?member=Ita%20Buttrose accessed 28/10/2002. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Published by National Foundation for Australian Women on Australian Women's Archives Project Web Site Comments, questions, corrections and additions: awap@womenaustralia.info Prepared by: Acknowledgements Updated: 6 May 2008 http://womenaustralia.info/biogs/IMP0219b.htm |