Doris Irene Taylor
Doris Irene Taylor (born 25 July 1901 in Norwood, South Australia — died 23 May 1968 in Adelaide, South Australia) was an Australian social services activist.[1]
As an organiser for the Australian Labor Party Taylor is credited with persuading Don Dunstan to run for the South Australian lower house seat of Norwood in 1952.[1]
Taylor founded Australian Meals on Wheels in South Australia in 1953, and in 1954 the first meal was served from the Port Adelaide kitchen.[2][1][3]
She was appointed M.B.E. in 1959.[1]
The South Australian Electoral district of Taylor is named after her.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d Greg Crafter (2002). "Taylor, Doris Irene (1901–1968)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 16. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ Greg Crafter, Taylor, Doris Irene (1901 - 1968) Archived 2008-08-16 at the Wayback Machine, Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 16, Melbourne University Press, 2002, pp 364-365.
- ^ Cudmore M., 1996, A Meal a Day, South Australia, Gillingham Printers
- ^ "ABC Election Coverage: 2006 South Australian Election". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 21 April 2006. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
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