Dorothy Buckland-Fuller

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Born
Dorothea Dimitropoulou

(1922-01-21)21 January 1922
Died5 July 2019(2019-07-05) (aged 97)
OthernamesDorothy Buckland
OccupationsHumanist, sociologist, feminist, migrant community advocate, peace and human rights activist, peace activist
Dorothy Buckland-Fuller
Born
Dorothea Dimitropoulou

(1922-01-21)21 January 1922
Died5 July 2019(2019-07-05) (aged 97)
Other namesDorothy Buckland
OccupationsHumanist, 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

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.

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]

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