Dame Raigh Edith RoeDBE (néeKurts; 12 December 1922 – 3 November 2014) was an Australian farmer, who became an advocate for rural women in Australia and around the world. She was member of the Australian Country Women's Association (CWA) from 1941; she became branch president, Western Australian state president and, eventually, national president of the CWA.[1]
A biography of Roe, She's No Milkmaid (ISBN0859051528), written by Rica Erickson and Rona Haywood, was published by Hesperian Press in 1991.[3]
Honoursedit
In 1975, Raigh Roe was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).[4] In 1980, she was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE).[5]
raigh, dame, raigh, edith, née, kurts, december, 1922, november, 2014, australian, farmer, became, advocate, rural, women, australia, around, world, member, australian, country, women, association, from, 1941, became, branch, president, western, australian, st. Dame Raigh Edith Roe DBE nee Kurts 12 December 1922 3 November 2014 was an Australian farmer who became an advocate for rural women in Australia and around the world She was member of the Australian Country Women s Association CWA from 1941 she became branch president Western Australian state president and eventually national president of the CWA 1 DameRaigh RoeDBEWorld President of the Associated Country Women of the WorldIn office 1977 1980Personal detailsBornRaigh Edith Kurts 1922 12 12 12 December 1922Western AustraliaDied3 November 2014 2014 11 03 aged 91 SpouseJames Arthur Roe m 1941 wbr RelationsJohn Septimus Roe great grandfather in law ChildrenThree sonsEducationPerth Girls SchoolOccupationFarmerAwardsAustralian of the Year 1977 In 1977 she was elected World President of the Associated Country Women of the World ACWW representing almost nine million women in 74 countries throughout the world In 1978 she was appointed as a commissioner for the Australian Broadcasting Commission ABC 2 A biography of Roe She s No Milkmaid ISBN 0859051528 written by Rica Erickson and Rona Haywood was published by Hesperian Press in 1991 3 Honours editIn 1975 Raigh Roe was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE 4 In 1980 she was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire DBE 5 In 1977 she was named Australian of the Year 6 jointly with Sir Murray Tyrrell In 2001 she was awarded the Centenary Medal 7 References edit Dame Raigh Roe Seven West Media Limited The West Australian 8 November 2014 Retrieved 25 February 2015 Inglis K S 2006 This is the ABC the Australian Broadcasting Commission 1932 1983 2nd ed Melbourne Black Inc ISBN 1863951814 She s no milkmaid a biography of Dame Raigh Roe D B E National Library of Australia Retrieved 2 December 2015 It s an Honour CBE 1975 It s an Honour DBE 1980 Lewis Wendy 2010 Australians of the Year Pier 9 Press ISBN 978 1 74196 809 5 It s an Honour Centenary Medal 2001External links editAssociated Country Women of the World Awards Preceded bySir Edward Dunlop Australian of the Year Award1977 Served alongside Murray Tyrrell Succeeded byAlan BondGalarrwuy Yunupingu nbsp This article related to women s history is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This Australian biography article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Raigh Roe amp oldid 1167868278, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
