Lucy Godiva Woodcock

Lucy Godiva Woodcock (23 February 1889 – 29 February 1968) was an Australian pacifist, schoolteacher, trade union official and women's activist. Woodcock was born in Granville, Sydney, New South Wales and died in Ashfield, Sydney, New South Wales.[1]

While teaching in Sydney, she completed a BA (1922) and BEc (1924) at the University of Sydney.[1] She was elected to the Senate of the University in 1942.[2] Headmistress of Erskineville Girls' School, Woodcock was senior vice-president of the Teachers' Federation of New South Wales in the 1940s[3] and also on the Child Welfare Advisory Council.[4]

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References
  1. Mitchell, Bruce. "Woodcock, Lucy Godiva (1889–1968)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  2. "Three New Senators For University". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. VI, no. 291. New South Wales, Australia. 25 February 1942. p. 6. Retrieved 6 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Teacher Tells How impressionable Girls React To Cinema". Guinea Gold. Vol. 1, no. 328. International, Australia. 12 October 1943. p. 4 (Australian Edition). Retrieved 6 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Child Welfare Advisory Council". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. No. 100. New South Wales, Australia. 29 August 1947. p. 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.


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