Woman Marfell, Helena Catherine

Occupation
Community Worker

Written by Caitlin Stone, The University of Melbourne

Helena Marfell (née Glen) was born in Camperdown, Victoria in 1898. An advocate of 'women tak[ing] their place on committees and in places where a woman's viewpoint would be an advantage' (Western Mail, 20 September 1945), she was the inaugural national president of the Country Women's Association of Australia in 1945, a member of the advisory committee of the ABC, president of the Women's Section of the Country Party (for which she stood unsuccessfully for election to the Federal Parliament in 1949), a justice of the peace and a member of numerous other women's and community organisations. She died in Geelong, Victoria in 1981.

Published Resources

Online Resources

  • 'Marfell, Helena Catherine', The ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ Women's Register, National Foundation for ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ Women, . Details
  • 'In Perth for C.W.A. Conference', The Western Mail, 20 September 1945, p. 31, . Details