Lucy Godiva Woodcock
Lucy Godiva Woodcock (23 February 1889 – 29 February 1968) was an Australian pacifist, schoolteacher, trade union official and women's activist. Woodcock was born in Granville, Sydney, New South Wales and died in Ashfield, Sydney, New South Wales.[1]
While teaching in Sydney, she completed a BA (1922) and BEc (1924) at the University of Sydney.[1] She was elected to the Senate of the University in 1942.[2] Headmistress of Erskineville Girls' School, Woodcock was senior vice-president of the Teachers' Federation of New South Wales in the 1940s[3] and also on the Child Welfare Advisory Council.[4]
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- ^ a b Mitchell, Bruce. "Woodcock, Lucy Godiva (1889–1968)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ^ "Three New Senators For University". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. VI, no. 291. New South Wales, Australia. 25 February 1942. p. 6. Retrieved 6 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Teacher Tells How impressionable Girls React To Cinema". Guinea Gold. Vol. 1, no. 328. International, Australia. 12 October 1943. p. 4 (Australian Edition). Retrieved 6 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Child Welfare Advisory Council". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. No. 100. New South Wales, Australia. 29 August 1947. p. 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
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