Dorothy Buckland-Fuller

Dorothy Buckland-Fuller AM, MBE (21 January 1922 – 5 July 2019) was an Australian sociologist, peace and human rights activist, migrant community advocate and humanist.

Dorothy Buckland-Fuller

AM, MBE
Born
Dorothea Dimitropoulou

(1922-01-21)21 January 1922
Port Said, Egypt
Died5 July 2019(2019-07-05) (aged 97)
NationalityAustralian
Other namesDorothy Buckland
Occupation(s)humanist, sociologist, feminist, migrant community advocate, peace and human rights activist, peace activist
Known forfounder, Australian-Migrant Women's Association
Notable workImmigrant Women and Sexual Harassment at Work

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]

Works
  • Buckland-Fuller, Dorothy (1981). Immigrant Women and Sexual Harassment at Work. Government Printer.

Conference papers

References
  1. Chan, Angela (2 September 2019). "Dorothy Buckland Fuller: campaigner for welfare of migrants and women". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  2. Dellios, Alexandra. "Buckland-Fuller, Dorothy". The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  3. "Australian-Migrant Women's Association. (1974-1990) - People and organisations". Trove. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  4. "New role for Pangallo". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 27 May 1977. p. 7. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  5. "About the NSW Humanists". www.hsnsw.asn.au. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  6. "Dorothy Buckland-Fuller MBE AM". Skymorials. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  7. "Dorothy Buckland dies age 97". SBS Your Language. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  8. "Dorothy Buckland". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  9. "The 1977 Queen's Birthday Honours List". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 11 June 1977. p. 14. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  10. "Victorian Honour Roll of Women: List of Inductees 2001-2018" (PDF). WHISE: Women's Health in the South East. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  11. "Dorothy Buckland-Fuller". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
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