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Gladys Maeva Cumpston (1887–1975), was an Australia community worker, horticulturist, a braille transcriber and also a member of the Voluntary Aid Detachment, born on 31 May 1887 at Rosedale Victoria, Australia.[1][2][3][4]
Gladys Maeva Cumpston | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 May 1887 Rosedale Victoria, Australia. |
| Died | 18 June 1975 |
| Resting place | Red Hill |
| Occupation(s) | Community worker, Horticulturist, Voluntary Aid Detachment personnel |
| Known for | Gardening, Community work, and Braille Transcript. |
| Children | Three sons and four daughters |
Early life and education
editGladys Marva Cumpston was born on 31 May 1887 at Rosedale Victoria, Australia.[1][2][3] She learned by Governesses and went to Shirley College and Presbyterian Ladies’ College, Melbourne.[1][2] John Howard Lidgett Cumpston, a Historian and first Federal Director of health at Australia, is the husband of Gladys.[1][2][5][6][7] Cumpston had three sons and four daughters.[6][7] After her husband's death in 1954, Cumpston promoted the publication of Johns historical research.[1]
Member
editCumpston was an active member of society such as Native Plant cultivating Society; Canberra Mothercraft Society; Canberra Nursery Kindergarten Society; Canberra Horticultural Society; Australian Red Cross Society; and Canberra and District Historical Society.[1]
Honors and recognitions
editCumpston won the Lady Gowrie Challenge Cup in 1949 and Ormond Cup in 1936.[1][2] The Queensland Braille Writing Association recorded Gladys name in the honor board for her services as a Braille Transcriber.[1][4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Waterhouse, Jill, "Cumpston, Gladys Maeva (1887–1975)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 21 March 2019
- ^ a b c d e "Gladys Maeva Cumpston AUS - Cumpston Research". www.cumpston.org.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Gladys Maeva Cumpston (Walpole) 1887 - 1975 BillionGraves Record". BillionGraves. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Full Record: Prahran Mechanics Institute". library.pmi.net.au. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ Cumpston, Gladys M. (1924). Papers of Gladys Cumpston.
- ^ a b "John Cumpston - Historische gegevens en stambomen - MyHeritage". www.myheritage.com. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ a b Langmore, Diane (2007). Australian Dictionary of Biography, 1981-1990. The Miegunyah Press. ISBN 9780522853827.