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Life Summary

Name	Gloria Joan Child
Alternative Names	Gloria Joan Olle
Born	3 August, 1921 Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	23 February, 2013 (aged 91) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	unknown
Related Entries	[View as tree] Browning, Alan Robert (work colleague) Burke, Anna Elizabeth (mentored) Bush, Charles William (artist) Snedden, Billy Mackie (political adversary)
Education *	Elwood Central Primary School (Melbourne) (student, 1927-1933) Camberwell Girls Grammar School (student, 1934-1938)
Occupation or Descriptor *	advertising executive (1961-1963) Victoria, Australia political activist (1963-2000) Victoria, Australia political activist (1963-2000) Victoria, Australia labour politician (1974-1975) Federal, Australia Member of Lower House (1974-1975) Federal, Australia labour politician (1980-1990) Federal, Australia Member of Lower House (1980-1990) Federal, Australia
Awards	Officer of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1990) Centenary Medal (recipient, 2001)
Key Events *	Opening of Federal Parliament House, 1988 (speaker of House of Representatives)
Key Organisations *	Hawthorn football club (Melbourne) (supporter, ?-2013) Union of Australian Women (Vic) (member, 1965-2000)
Political Activism *	ALP (federal) (politician, 1974-1990)
Workplaces *	Parliament of Australia (House Reps - member, 1974-1975) Parliament of Australia (House Reps - member, 1980-1990) Parliament of Australia (House Reps - Deputy Speaker, 1984-1986) Parliament of Australia (House Reps - Speaker, 1986-1989)

* Dates are approximate