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Name	Helen Elizabeth Archdale
Born	21 August, 1907 London, Middlesex, England
Died	11 January, 2000 (aged 92) Killara, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cultural Heritage	English Irish Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Groups *	National Living Treasure (Australia) (member)
Legacies *	Peden-Archer Medal (Women's Ashes) (eponym)
Key Organisations *	University of Sydney (administration) (fellow of senate, 1959) Australian Institute of International Affairs (NSW) (chair, 1960-1962) Arts Council of Australia (NSW) (chair, 1972-1974) Lord's Cricket Ground (UK) (honorary life member, 1999-2000)
Workplaces *	Women's College (University of Sydney) (principal, 1946-1957) Abbotsleigh (Sydney) (principal, 1958-1970)

* Dates are approximate

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