Quote of the day
Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
Oodgeroo Noonuccal
![Oodgeroo Noonuccal](/img/nopic_profile.png)
Born: November 3, 1920
Died: September 16, 1993 (aged 72)
Bio: Oodgeroo Noonuccal was an Australian poet, political activist, artist and educator. She was also a campaigner for Aboriginal rights. Oodgeroo was best known for her poetry, and was the first Aboriginal Australian to publish a book of verse.
Known for:
- Stradbroke Dreamtime (1972)
- The dawn is at hand (1966)
- My People: A Kath Walker Collection (1970)
- Father Sky and Mother Earth (1981)
- Dreamtime (1972)