Faith bandler australian biography online
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Faith bandler australian biography online
- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: IMP0081
Bandler, Faith Ida Lessing
(1920 – 2015)- Born 27 September 1920, Tumbulgum, New South Wales, Australia
- Died 13 February 2015
- Occupation Author, Campaigner
Summary
Faith Bandler has campaigned for Aboriginal and Islander rights throughout her life, firstly through the Aboriginal-Australian Fellowship and later through the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders (FCAATSI).
She has written novels and children’s literature as well as many non-fiction works relating to Aboriginal rights. Her biography, Faith: Faith Bandler, gentle activist, written by Marilyn Lake, was published in 2002.
Details
Faith Bandler and her sister enlisted in the Australian Women’s Land Army during World War II.
She was employed at Young, picking cherries and als