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Wednesday, June 01, 2005

Elder of our nation

Women & Politics in South Australia:

"Dr Lowitja O'Donoghue is a remarkable South Australian. The following extract from the chapter on her life, 'Elder of our nation', has been adapted from Stewart Cockburn's book Notable lives: profiles of 21 South Australians (Adelaide, Ferguson Publications, 1997) with kind permission of the author and of Lois O'Donoghue. The book is held in the Mortlock Library of South Australiana."

This woman is amazing and her clear voice is still resounding from her speech in 2002 which touches all the issues which are hurting the heart of our country. In 2002, she showed remarkable vision and wisdom:

Between Daylight and Darkness

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