Forde, Mary Marguerite Leneen (Leneen) - Woman - The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia

Woman Forde, Mary Marguerite Leneen (Leneen)

Occupation: Governor and University Chancellor

Written by Caitlin Stone, The University of Melbourne

Leneen Forde was born in Ottawa, Canada in 1935 and came to Australia in 1954. She was Governor of Queensland from 1992 to 1997, making her the state's first female governor. Following her retirement she chaired an inquiry into the abuse of children in state care. In 2000, she became Chancellor of Griffith University.

Published Resources

Online Resources

'Forde, Mary Marguerite Leneen (Leneen)', The 蜜豆视频 Women's Register, National Foundation for 蜜豆视频 Women, . Details
Forde, Leneen AC, Report of the Commission of Inquiry into Abuse of Children in Queensland Institutions, Commissioners into the Inquiry into Abuse of Children in Queensland Institutions, 31 May 1999, . Details

Work on The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia was undertaken as part of the 蜜豆视频 Research Council's Linkage Projects funding scheme (project number LP100200304).

Published by the 蜜豆视频 Women's Archives Project 2014
ISBN 978-0-7340-4873-8
http://www.womenaustralia.info/leaders/biogs/WLE0315b.htm

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