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Name	Genevieve Louise Batterham
Alternative Names	Genevieve Louise Whitford
Born	19 January, 1955 Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	3 December, 1995 (aged 40) Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	multiple sclerosis
Religious Influence	Catholic Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Marshall, Alan (friend)
Education *	Kincoppal (Elizabeth Bay, Sydney) (student, 1961-1972) Macquarie University (student) Australian Film Television and Radio School (student, 1990)
Occupation or Descriptor *	disability rights activist (1978-1995) New South Wales, Australia film producer (1979-1987) New South Wales, Australia painter (1994-1995) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	City of Sydney Medal (recipient, 1981) Medal of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1984)
Legacies *	Batterham Crescent (Denham, ACT) (eponym)

* Dates are approximate