Daisy Bates (author)
Irish Australian journalist known for her work with Aboriginal People / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Daisy May Bates, CBE[1] (born Margaret May O'Dwyer; 16 October 1859 – 18 April 1951) was an Irish-Australian journalist, welfare worker and self-taught anthropologist who conducted fieldwork amongst several Indigenous nations in western and southern Australia. Bates was a lifelong student of Australian Aboriginal culture and society and was the first anthropologist to carry out a detailed study of Australian Aboriginal culture.
Daisy Bates | |
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Born | Daisy May O'Dwyer (1859-10-16)16 October 1859 |
Died | 18 April 1951(1951-04-18) (aged 91) |
Resting place | North Road Cemetery, Nailsworth, South Australia |
Occupation | Journalist |
Spouse(s) | Harry Harbord 'Breaker' Morant, possible bigamous marriage to John (Jack) Bates and definite bigamous marriage to Ernest C. Baglehole |
Children | Arnold Hamilton Bates |
Some of the Ngaanyatjarra and Ngaatjatjarra people referred to Bates by the courtesy name Kabbarli "grandmother."[2][verification needed] In the 1970's in Yalata, she was referred to as mamu, meaning ghost or devil, and as "that poor old lady at Ooldea".[3]: 109