Phyllis Duguid

Phyllis Duguid
OAM
Born
Phyllis Evelyn Lade

(1904-10-16)16 October 1904
Died9 March 1993(1993-03-09) (aged 88)
Burial placeErnabella Mission Cemetery
NationalityAustralian
EducationBA (Hons)
Alma materUniversity of Adelaide
Occupation(s)Teacher and social reformer
Known forActivism for Aboriginal and women's rights
SpouseCharles Duguid
ChildrenRosemary, Andrew
Parents
  • Rev. Frank Lade[1] (father)
  • Lilian Frances Lade (née Millard) (mother)

Phyllis Evelyn Duguid OAM (16 October 1904 – 9 March 1993), née Lade, was an Australian teacher and Aboriginal rights and women's activist, who was highly regarded for her long-term commitment to those she saw as members of an underclass in society. She was married to, and often worked alongside, Charles Duguid, medical practitioner and Aboriginal rights campaigner, the couple leading much of the work on improving the lives of Aboriginal people in South Australia in the mid-twentieth century. She founded the League for the Protection and Advancement of Aboriginal and Half-Caste Women, which later became the Aborigines' Advancement League of South Australia (AALSA).

The Duguids' legacies include the Duguid Indigenous Endowment Fund at The Australian National University and the Biennial Duguid Memorial Lecture series (held in alternate years at the University of South Australia and Flinders University).

  1. ^ Vogt, A.E. "Frank Lade (1868–1948)". Lade, Frank (1868–1948). National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 14 July 2019. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)