| Access |
No restrictions on access. |
| Description/Quantity |
1 hour (Approx.) |
| Format |
Sound recording (cassette) analogue |
| Collection |
Australian Federation of University Women SA Oral History Project
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J. D. Somerville Oral History Collection
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| Date Note |
Recorded on 13 August 1982 |
| Other Versions |
Available on CD (1 disc) |
| Transcription |
Transcript held (24 pages) |
| Summary |
Born in Victoria, moved to Adelaide aged 6; educated at Poltoonga at St. Peters to age 11, 1916 to MLC then university in 1922, studied English Literature, won a bursary (only 12 for whole state), supported by friends and family to go to university; lived at Brighton, then Unley; played hockey; the Cottage was a meeting place for lunch, did fund raising, held debates, busy social life; member of Arts Society for social activities; joined Women Graduates Association after leaving university; Cottage interested in League of Nations; always considered she was a feminist (also sister and mother); at university there was no discrimination between men and women; in 1926 appointed as a tutor for a year, got 200 a year, also did private coaching to students at their homes; after a year taught senior English at P.G.C for 3 years then got married; had a choice of marriage or career, married at 26 to a doctor; supporter of Woman's Christian Temperance Union for their social conscience, League of Women Voters (later called Women's Non-Party); devoted to equal status for women; Children's Welfare Department - on Board as a volunteer for 21 years, did a lot of public speaking on equal status for women, Justice for Aborigines; talks about parents and their influence on her and the changing role of women with many more opportunities for women today; Cottage had a women's union. |
| Subject |
Duguid, Phyllis E. (Phyllis Evelyn), 1904-1993
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Australian Federation of University Women - South Australia
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| Add Author |
Hutchison, Mary
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