Life Summary - Helen Margaret (Marg) Henry

Henry, Helen Margaret (Marg) (1934–2015)

	Henry, Helen Margaret (Marg) (1934–2015)
Born	25 July, 1934 Newcastle , New South Wales , Australia
Died	9 September, 2015 (aged 81) Newcastle , New South Wales , Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (pancreatic)
Religious Influence	Anglican
Education*	Newcastle Girls' High School (NSW) (student, 1947-1951) University of Sydney (student, 1952-1954) University of New England (NSW) (student, 1955-1955)
Occupation*	historian (general) (1968-1985) New South Wales, Australia university employee (1968-1990) New South Wales, Australia feminist (1970-2015) New South Wales, Australia heritage conservationist (1970-2015) New South Wales, Australia political activist (1970-2015) New South Wales, Australia local government councillor (1995-2004) New South Wales, Australia
Key Organisations*	Council on the Ageing (NSW) (member) Women's Electoral Lobby (NSW) (member) Australian Dictionary of Biography (ANU) (author, 1967-1997) National Trust of Australia (NSW) (member, 1980-2015) Newcastle College of Advanced Education (NSW) (council member, 1981-1983) University of Newcastle (council) (council member, 1984-1986) National Trust of Australia (NSW) (honorary life member, 2009-2015)
Political Activism*	Vietnam war opponent ALP (member, 1968-1988) Greens Party (member, 1988-2015)
Workplaces*	University of Newcastle (history) (tutor, 1968-1985) Newcastle City Council (NSW) (councillor, 1995-2000)

* Dates are approximate