Английская Википедия:Dorothy Buckland-Fuller
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Dorothy Buckland-Fuller Шаблон:Post-nominals (21 January 1922 – 5 July 2019) was an Australian sociologist, peace and human rights activist, migrant community advocate and humanist.
Early life and education
Buckland-Fuller was born Dorothea Dimitropoulou in 1922 in Port Said, Egypt to Greek parents.[1] Having lived for some years in England she migrated with her husband to Sydney, Australia in 1961. She studied at the University of New South Wales, completing a BA in 1969, followed by a MA Qual (Honours equivalent) in Sociology in 1972.[2]
Career
In 1974 Buckland-Fuller founded the Australian Migrant Women's Association to provide networking opportunities for migrant women.[3]
She was appointed one of seven commissioners appointed to the Ethnic Affairs Commission of New South Wales in May 1977.[4]
Buckland-Fuller was president of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom in 2002–2004.[2]
With Robyn Williams, she was joint patron of the Humanist Society of New South Wales Inc.[5]
Buckland-Fuller died on 5 July 2019.[6][7]
Awards and recognition
In the 1977 Queen's Birthday Honours Buckland-Fuller was made a Member of the British Empire (MBE) "in recognition of service to the community".[8][9]
In 2001 she was made a life member of the Council of the Greek Orthodox Community of Sydney and New South Wales in recognition of her 40 years' service to the Greek community.[2] In the same year she was chosen as one of the first group of women to be inducted to the Victorian Honour Roll of Women.[10]
She was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours for "service to the community as a contributor to a range of social justice, ethnic and migrant women's organisations and through raising awareness of issues affecting women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds".[11]
One of the four tunnel boring machines used to construct the Sydney Metro West was named Dorothy in her honour.[12]
Works
Conference papers
References
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- Members of the Order of the British Empire
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- Egyptian emigrants to the United Kingdom
- British emigrants to Australia
- Australian people of Greek descent
- English people of Greek descent
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