Quote of the day
It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.
Oodgeroo Noonuccal
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)