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Waddell, Winifred (1884 - 1972)

MBE

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Botanist

Born: 8 October 1884 Cumberland, England. Died: 1972.

Winifred Waddell worked with Native Plant Preservation Groups during the 1950s. She was responsible for securing the first Wildflower Sanctuary, at Tallarook, in 1949.

Career Highlights

Educated Royal Holloway College, London (BSc)

Chronology
1916 - 1940 Mathematics Teacher at Melbourne Church of England Girls Grammar School
1941 Tutor at Trinity College
1942 - 1945 Tutor at the University of Melbourne
1949 Started Native Plants Preservation Society
1964 Australian Natural History Medallion received from the Field Naturalists' Club
1964 Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Online Sources

'Waddell, Winifred (1884-1972), Biographical Entry', in Australian Women's Archives Project, National Foundation for Australian Women, 2002, http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/IMP0116b.htm.

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997
Modified: 30 April 2003

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