HerStory
Sheila CLARKE
Also known as: née O'Loughlin
Born: 20 June 1916
Died: 4 May 2006
Special Achievements:1944 - First woman elected to the Committee of the Federated Clerk's Union in the Northern Territory.
1950 - Founding Committee member of the Half-Caste Progress Association in Darwin, Northern Territory.
Author of Looking Back, “about the problems of part-Aboriginal people in the [Northern] Territory”.
1943 - Office worker for Allied Works Council when the Stuart Highway was built.
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References
Toulson, Andy. Sheila’s dream led her on rights fight. Northern Territory News. May 29, 1995:6.
Yellow and Black. Quayle, Emma. "Saint Sheila". accessed 28 November 2020.