Margaret Holmes

Margaret Joan Holmes (née Read), AM (24 January 1909 – 10 September 2009) was an Australian peace activist, particularly during the Vietnam War and as part of the Anglican Pacifist Fellowship. She founded the NSW branch of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom in 1960, and in 2001 was made a Member of the Order of Australia for her services to the community.

Her biography, "Margaret Holmes - The life and times of an Australian peace campaigner" written by Michelle Cavanagh, was published in 2006.

Her life has also been documented in various oral histories and other material, some of which is held by the Australian War Memorial.

See also

• Anglican Pacifist Fellowship
• Women's International League for Peace and Freedom

Further reading

• Powerful voice for peace and freedom - Margaret Holmes' obituary in the Sydney Morning Herald, published October 3, 2009
• Tribute to Mrs Margaret Holmes by Ms Lee Rhiannon, NSW Parliament, 20 September 2006
• "Cobbittee capers", memoir contributed by Margaret Holmes to Mosman Memories, 23 October 2006
• Article by Keith Suter: [1]
• Greenleft article: Margaret Holmes: living the fight against war
• Oral history interview with Margaret Holgate, Mosman Voices, 17 November 2000
• Interview in The Australians at War