Biographical entry Waddell, Winifred (1884 - 1972)

Summary

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

Details

Educated Royal Holloway College, London (BSc)

Events

1916 - 1940

Career position - Mathematics Teacher at Melbourne Church of England Girls Grammar School

1941

Career position - Tutor at Trinity College

1942 - 1945

Career position - Tutor at the University of Melbourne

1949

Career position - Started Native Plants Preservation Society

1964

Award - Australian Natural History Medallion received from the Field Naturalists' Club

1964

Award - Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Archival resources

State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection

• Waddell, Winifred, 1884-1972, papers, 1906 - 1965, MS 9403 (MSB 463); State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection. Details

Published resources

Online Resources

• '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. Details
• National Library of Australia, 'Waddell, Winifred', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-754083. Details