Roma Mitchell
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The Honourable Dame Roma Flinders Mitchell AC DBE CVO QC, (October 2, 1913 - March 5, 2000) was an Australian lawyer and judge; she was the first Australian woman Queen’s Counsel, the first woman Chancellor of a university in Australia, and the first woman Governor of an Australian State.
Mitchell was born in Adelaide in 1913 and was the second daughter of Harold and Maude Mitchell.
A graduate of St. Aloysius College, Adelaide, Roma Mitchell was Australia's first female QC, and first female judge. Mitchell was made a Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia in 1965.
She was Governor of South Australia from 1991-1996; the first female Governor in Australia. Mitchell also served as Chancellor of the University of Adelaide from 1983-1990 and was a member of the Council for the Order of Australia from 1981-1990.
Dame Roma Mitchell was considered to be a pioneer of the Australian women's rights movement. She is considered to be the main mentor of one of South Australia's most respected barristers, Lindy Powell QC.
Her grandfather, Samuel James Mitchell was the first Chief Justice of the Northern Territory.
[edit] External links
- South Australian history
- The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre
- ABC Behind The News dedication to Roma Mitchell
- Women & Politics in South Australia
- Biography of Roma Mitchell
- John Howard's dedication to Roma Mitchell
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| Preceded by: Lieutenant-General Sir Donald Dunstan |
Governor of South Australia 1991–1996 |
Succeeded by: Sir Eric Neal |
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