Roma Mitchell
Judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia | |
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In office 23 September 1965 – 1 October 1983 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Adelaide, South Australia | 2 October 1913
Died | 5 March 2000 Adelaide, South Australia | (aged 86)
Education | St Aloysius College, Adelaide |
Alma mater | University of Adelaide |
Profession | Judge |
Dame Roma Flinders Mitchell,
Mitchell was considered to be a pioneer of the Australian women's rights movement. Her grandfather, Samuel James Mitchell, was the first Chief Justice of the Northern Territory.
Early life and education
Roma Mitchell was born in Adelaide, South Australia, on 2 October 1913, the second daughter and youngest child of Harold and Maude Mitchell (née Wickham). She was an alumna of St Aloysius Convent College, Adelaide and the University of Adelaide.[2]
Career
Mitchell was admitted as a barrister in 1935. In 1962, she was appointed a
Mitchell was Governor of South Australia from 1991 to 1996, Chancellor of the University of Adelaide from 1983 to 1990 and was a member of the Council for the Order of Australia from 1981 to 1990.
Honours
Mitchell was appointed a
On 26 January 1991, Mitchell was appointed a
See also
- First women lawyers around the world
References
- ^ "Index Mf-Mn". Rulers. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ Roe, Jill (Autumn 2008). "Review of Roma the First: A biography of Dame Roma Mitchell, by Susan Magarey and Kerrie Round" (PDF). Journal of Historical Biography. 4: 138–141.; M. Press, Some women in the Australian Church, Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society 30 (2009), 33–38.
- ^ "Australian Biography: Dame Roma Mitchell". National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ a b "The Honourable Margaret Nyland AM". Australian Women Lawyers. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ Margarey, Susan (1 April 2008). "Dame Roma Mitchell's Unmentionables: Sex, Politics and Religion". History Australia. 5: 12.1–12.20 – via ResearchGate.
- ^ "Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) entry for Judge Roma Flinders Mitchell". Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 12 June 1971. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) entry for Judge Roma Flinders Mitchell". Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 12 June 1982. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) entry for Her Excellency the Honourable Dame Roma Flinders Mitchell". Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 26 January 1991. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ Debelle, Penelope (6 March 2000). "From the Archives, 2000: Australia mourns trailblazer Dame Roma Mitchell". The Age. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Dame Roma Mitchell Statue". SA History Hub.
External links
- South Australian history
- Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre
- ABC Behind The News dedication to Roma Mitchell
- Women & Politics in South Australia
- Biography of Roma Mitchell
- John Howard's dedication to Roma Mitchell
- Mitchell Chambers
- "Glimpses of a Glorious Life"
- Mitchell, Roma Flinders at The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia