Judith Wright
Australian poet, environmentalist and Indigenous rights campaigner / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Australian poet. For other people, see Judith Wright (disambiguation).
Judith Arundell Wright (31 May 1915 – 25 June 2000) was an Australian poet, environmentalist and campaigner for Aboriginal land rights.[1] She was a recipient of the Christopher Brennan Award and nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1964, 1965 and 1967.[2]
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Born | Judith Arundell Wright (1915-05-31)31 May 1915 Armidale, New South Wales, Australia |
Died | 25 June 2000(2000-06-25) (aged 85) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
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Spouse | Jack McKinney |
Children | 1 |
Awards | Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry (1991), Australian National Living Treasure Award (1998) |
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