Alison Roxburgh
Dame Alison Roxburgh | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alison Mary Cameron 6 September 1934 |
| Died | 25 January 2020(aged 85) |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Spouse | Jim Roxburgh |
| Children | 1 |
Dame Alison Mary RoxburghDNZMCBEQSOJP(néeCameron;6 September 1934 – 25 January 2020) was a New Zealand women's rights advocate and community leader.[1]
In the1986 New Year Honours,Roxburgh was appointed aCompanion of the Queen's Service Orderfor public services,[2]and in 1993 she received theNew Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal.[3]In the1995 New Year Honours,she was made aCommander of the Order of the British Empire,for services to women's affairs.[4]She was appointed aDistinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit,for services to women's affairs and the community, in the2003 Queen's Birthday Honours.[5]Following the restoration of titular honours by the New Zealand government in2009,Roxburgh accepted redesignation as aDame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.[6]
References
[edit]- ^Sivignon, Cherie (30 January 2020)."Women's affairs champion, 'really good Nelsonian' Dame Alison Roxburgh dies".Stuff.co.nz.Retrieved31 January2020.
- ^"No. 50362".The London Gazette(2nd supplement). 31 December 1985. p. 31.
- ^"New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993 – register of recipients".Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 26 July 2018.Retrieved31 January2020.
- ^"No. 53894".The London Gazette(2nd supplement). 31 December 1994. p. 34.
- ^"Queen's Birthday honours list 2003".Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 2 June 2003.Retrieved31 January2020.
- ^"Special honours list 1 August 2009".Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 5 April 2011.Retrieved31 January2020.
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- 1934 births
- 2020 deaths
- People from Nelson, New Zealand
- University of Otago alumni
- New Zealand women's rights activists
- Companions of the Queen's Service Order
- Recipients of the New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993
- New Zealand Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Dames Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
- New Zealand justices of the peace
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