Margaret Whitlam

Margaret Whitlam
AO
Margaret Whitlam in 1972
Spouse of the Prime Minister of Australia
In office
5 December 1972 – 11 November 1975
Preceded bySonia McMahon
Succeeded byTamie Fraser
Personal details
Born
Margaret Elaine Dovey

(1919-11-19)19 November 1919
Bondi, New South Wales, Australia
Died17 March 2012(2012-03-17) (aged 92)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyLabor
Spouse
​
(m. 1942)​
Children4, including Tony and Nicholas
Parents
Relatives
Residence(s)Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales
Alma materSCEGGS Darlinghurst
University of Sydney
OccupationSocial worker

Margaret Elaine Whitlam AO (née Dovey; 19 November 1919 – 17 March 2012) was an Australian social campaigner, author, and athlete. She was a representative of Australia in swimming at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney. Her husband was Gough Whitlam, the 21st Prime Minister of Australia from 1972 to 1975.[1]

Early life

Margaret Dovey in 1939

Born Margaret Dovey in Bondi, New South Wales,[2] she was the daughter of Wilfred Robert "Bill" Dovey, a New South Wales Supreme Court judge and Mary Dorothy Duncan.[3] She attended SCEGGS Darlinghurst, where she excelled at sport.[2] She grew to stand 188 cm (6'2") tall, towering over most other women. At the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, she represented Australia in the 220-yard breaststroke, placing sixth out of seven swimmers.[4] Dovey began an economics degree at the University of Sydney in 1938 before transferring to social work after two years of study. She graduated with a Diploma of Social Studies, and then began working at Parramatta District Hospital.[1]

Marriage and children

Dovey married Gough Whitlam, a Royal Australian Air Force officer, in April 1942 in St Michael's Church of England, Vaucluse. Whitlam's 194 cm (6'4") height was one of the reasons that Margaret described him as "quite the most delicious thing I'd ever seen".[5] Her husband was elected to federal parliament in 1952 and became federal opposition leader and parliamentary leader of the Australian Labor Party in 1967. Margaret was described as "deeply and loyally in love" with her husband.[6]

Together, they had four children: Tony (7 January 1944), who has been a barrister, federal MP and a judge; Nicholas (6 December 1945), who became a prominent merchant banker and businessman; Stephen (April 1950),[7] a diplomat,[8] and Caroline Whitlam (2 February 1954),[9] who later changed her name to Catherine Dovey after she lost a job because of her family name;[9] she is married to former News Limited Chief Executive Officer Kim Williams.[10] In between Stephen and Catherine, in about 1952 or 1953, Margaret Whitlam had miscarried another child.[9]

Advocacy and public life

Upon Gough Whitlam's election as Prime Minister, Margaret Whitlam quickly became known as an outspoken advocate for issues including women's rights, particularly abortion law reform and conservation; influenced by Germaine Greer.[2] She faced widespread public criticism about her proactive role; however she refused to limit herself to traditional preconceptions. She was a regular guest speaker on radio and television, and wrote a column for the magazine Woman's Day, where she offered an insight into the life of a prime minister's wife.[2] Whitlam was outspoken about the dismissal of the Whitlam government in 1975, saying she told her husband that he should have torn up the letter of dismissal from the Governor-General, Sir John Kerr.[1]

Gough and Margaret Whitlam at Parliament House, Canberra, for the national apology to the Stolen Generations in 2008

After the end of her husband's political career, Whitlam held a number of public and cultural offices, including serving as inaugural chair of the Australian Opera Conference; and on the boards of Sydney Dance Company between 1977 and 1982;[10] International Literacy Year, International Women's Year (1975), and the Law Foundation of New South Wales.[1] In 2006, she criticised Janette Howard, wife of then-Prime Minister John Howard, for what she considered a lack of commitment to community activities. Mrs Whitlam also criticised Mrs Howard for having no sense of humour and that she should not be holding hands with her husband in public. Mrs Howard declined to comment on Mrs Whitlam's criticism.[11]

Honours

Whitlam was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1983 for services to the community.[12] In 1995 she was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters by the University of New England and, in 1997, became one of the one hundred Australian National Living Treasures.[10] In 2001 she received a Centenary Medal "For outstanding service to Australian society and to the Australian community".[13] In 2007 she and her husband were made national life members of the Australian Labor Party.[1][2]

Published works

  • Whitlam, Margaret (1974). My day. Collins. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-00-211435-6.
  • Whitlam, Margaret (2001). My Other World. Allen & Unwin. p. 221. ISBN 978-1-86508-540-1.

Death and funeral

Whitlam died in a Sydney hospital on 17 March 2012, following a fall.[2][10] The Whitlam family declined an offer from the Australian Government for a state funeral.[14] A memorial service was held in St James' Church, Sydney on 23 March 2012. The Rev Andrew Sempell gave the sermon, taking love as his theme, using readings from Isaiah 43:1–5 and 1 Corinthians 13. He said: "Margaret Whitlam was indeed a gifted and talented person who used her abilities for the benefit of others, and we celebrate that."[15] The service was attended by her widower Gough Whitlam, Prime Minister Julia Gillard,[16] former Prime Ministers Malcolm Fraser, Bob Hawke, Paul Keating and Kevin Rudd, as well as other present and past politicians.[17][18]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Leslie, Tim (17 March 2012). "Margaret Whitlam dies". ABC News. Australia. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Margaret Whitlam defined being a PM's wife". The Sydney Morning Herald. AAP. 17 March 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Wilfred Robert Dovey". About NSW. Powerhouse Museum, Sydney. 2012. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  4. ^ Margaret Dovey – Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  5. ^ Harvey, Claire (18 March 2012). "The life, the lady and the love supreme". The Sunday Telegraph. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  6. ^ Carlton, Mike (24 March 2012). "Margaret, a commonsense class act". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  7. ^ Jenny Hocking. Gough Whitlam, Vol. 1, p. 132. Retrieved 30 October 2014
  8. ^ news.com.au, 17 March 2012. "Public service runs in the Whitlam genes". Retrieved 30 October 2014
  9. ^ a b c Nick Whitlam, Still Standing, extract published in The Age, 4 October 2004, A3
  10. ^ a b c d "Margaret Whitlam dies, aged 92". The Courier-Mail. 17 March 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  11. ^ Kerin, Lindy (28 September 2006). "Wives at war in Margaret Whitlam biography" (transcript). AM (ABC Radio). Australia. Retrieved 17 March 2012. https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/janette-is-useless-margaret-whitlam/news-story/396d3485450d50063945afbcd1b4fd69
  12. ^ "WHITLAM, Margaret Elaine: Officer of the Order of Australia". It's an Honour. Commonwealth of Australia. 26 January 1983.
  13. ^ Centenary Medal (1 January 2001). "It's an Honour".
  14. ^ Marszalek, Jessica (19 March 2012). "Turnbull, Rudd pay moving tributes to Margaret Whitlam". Herald Sun. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  15. ^ Sempell, Andrew. "Sermon at the Memorial Service for Margaret Whitlam". St James Church. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  16. ^ Tabakoff, Nick (24 March 2012). "Grand farewell for Margaret Whitlam". Herald Sun. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  17. ^ Marr, David (24 March 2012). "Life of the party, but she was a woman of simple pleasures". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  18. ^ "In Memoriam: Margaret Whitlam" (image gallery). The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012.

Further reading

  • Langmore, Diane (1992). "Margaret Whitlam". Prime ministers' wives: the public and private lives of ten Australian women (paperback). McPhee Gribble. p. 341. ISBN 978-0-86914-269-1.
  • Mitchell, Susan (2006). Margaret Whitlam: a biography. Random House Australia. p. 404. ISBN 978-1-74051-371-5.
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