HerStory
Lois Gertrude QUARRELL
Also known as: Lois Gertrude Hendry
Born: 19/11/1914
Died: 19/6/1991
Special Achievements:1936 - First woman sports writer for Adelaide Advertiser newspaper.
Additional Information:1932 - Joined Adelaide Advertiser.
1966 - She founded the South Australian division of the Sportswomen’s Association of Australia, serving as its chairman.
1970 - She resigned from the Advertiser’s full-time staff to become a casual reporter.
1977 - She retired.
Resources
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Link - Lois Quarrell: A notable mid-20th-century journalist and her impact
Journal of the Historical Society of South Australia Issue 42 (2014)