'The best P.M. for the empire in war'?:  Lady Helen Munro Ferguson and the Australian Red Cross society, 1914-1920

Melanie Oppenheimer

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'The best P.M. for the empire in war'? Lady Helen Munro Ferguson and the Australian Red Cross society, 1914-1920

Melanie Oppenheimer

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Abstract

This article examines the role and relationship of Lady Helen Munro Ferguson, wife of Australia's fifth Governor General, and the Australian Red Cross during a period of unprecedented social, economic and political upheaval in Australian history. It argues that Lady Helen brought with her to Australia special qualities and experiences which were to benefit the Red Cross, an organisation she established and ran during the Great War. The activities of Lady Helen also gave an imperial cast to some important aspects of federal development in Australia.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	108-124
Number of pages	17
Journal	Australian Historical Studies
Volume	33
Issue number	119
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10314610208596204
Publication status	Published - 2002
Externally published	Yes

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