Carolyn Frohmader

Carolyn Patricia Frohmader (18 February 1965 – present) is an Australian human rights campaigner for women and girls with disabilies, and the long-serving Executive Director of Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA).

Biography

Born in Mount Stuart, Tasmania, Carolyn Frohmader received her bachelor's degree from University of Tasmania, and her master's degree from Flinders University, where she won the Michael Crotty Award for an outstanding contribution in Primary Health Care. Since 1997, Frohmader has been Chief Executive Officer of Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA). Under her leadership, WWDA received a number of awards, including the National Violence Prevention Award (1999), National Human Rights Award (2001), and the Tasmanian Women's Safety Award (2008). Frohmader has become one of the leading disability rights advocates in Australia, and largely due to her work, WWDA has developed into a nationally and internationally recognised leader in the international disabled women’s rights movement.[1] Carolyn wrote her book "In Our Words" to answer the needs of women in South-East Tasmania.It was then that in 1997 she became she became Executive Director of WWDA.[2]

Awards

See also
  • Women With Disabilities Australia

References
  1. "Department of Premier and Cabinet". www.dpac.tas.gov.au. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  2. Carolyn Patricia Frohmader
  3. "Carolyn Frohmader - 2001 - ACT Women's Awards". ACT Women's Honour Roll. ACT Government - Community Services. 2001. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  4. "Carolyn Patricia Frohmader". Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women. Tasmanian Government. 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  5. "Australian of the Year - Nominee : Carolyn Frohmader". National Australia Day Council. National Australia Day Council. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  6. "Community Individual Award – Tony Fitzgerald Memorial Award : Carolyn Frohmader". Human Rights Awards. Australian Human Rights Commission. Retrieved 18 November 2018.

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