Life Summary - Diane Elizabeth Barwick

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Barwick, Diane Elizabeth (1938–1986)

	Barwick, Diane Elizabeth (1938–1986)
Born	29 April, 1938 Vancouver , Canada
Died	4 April, 1986 (aged 47) Canberra , Australian Capital Territory , Australia
Cause of Death	stroke
Cultural Heritage	Canadian
Religious Influence	Catholic
Education*	Australian National University (student, 1960-1963)
Occupation*	anthropologist (1960-1986) Australian Capital Territory, Australia Indigenous rights activist/supporter (1960-1980) Australian Capital Territory, Australia academic (1966-1980) Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Legacies*	Diane Barwick St (Franklin, ACT) (eponym)
Key Organisations*	Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies (council member, 1978-1986) Aboriginal Treaty Committee (committee member, 1980-1983)
Key Places*	Coranderrk Station (Vic) (anthropologist)
Workplaces*	Australian National University (anthropology) (academic, 1966-1978) Aboriginal History (founding editor, 1977-1982) Australian National University (history) (academic, 1979-1980)

* Dates are approximate

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