Margaret Hendry

Margaret Hendry (11 May 1930 – 20 March 2001)[1] was a landscape architect, one of the first women to work in this field in Australia.[2] She worked for the National Capital Development Commission in Canberra from 1963 to 1974[3] and later lectured at the Canberra College of Advanced Education (now the University of Canberra).[4]

Achievement and honours

She graduated from Burnley Horticultural College in 1948-very unusual for a woman at that time-and completed a diploma in landscape design at the Kings College, Durham University in the late 1950s.[5]

From 1963 to 1974 Margaret was employed by the National Capital Development Commission to work on the landscape development of Canberra as a garden city.[6]

Margaret presented a paper at the Australian Garden Historical Society conference in the mid-1990s on the landscape development for the parliamentary area.[7]

In 1992, Hendry was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for her service to women's affairs.[8]

Legacy

An annual lecture on landscape architecture is hosted by the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects.[9]

Margaret Hendry School, a primary school in the suburb on Taylor, opened in 2019 and is named in her honour.[10][11]

1997 appointed to the Australian Capital Territory Heritage Council.

References
  1. democritdaisy (29 February 2012). "Margaret Hendry 1930-2001". Australian Women's History Forum. WordPress. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  2. "Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2001 Week 4 Hansard (28 March) Page 1112". hansard.act.gov.au. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  3. Hendry, Margaret (22 July 1995). "Books". The Canberra Times. Vol. 70, no. 22, 010. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. p. 55. Retrieved 17 April 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Students design gardens". The Canberra Times. Vol. 60, no. 18, 568. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 3 August 1986. p. 17. Retrieved 17 April 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "HANSARD", Understanding Act of Parliament, Routledge-Cavendish, pp. 113–115, 2 October 2012, doi:10.4324/9781843143475-26, ISBN 9781843143475, retrieved 14 October 2022
  6. "HANSARD", Understanding Act of Parliament, Routledge-Cavendish, pp. 113–115, 2 October 2012, doi:10.4324/9781843143475-26, ISBN 9781843143475, retrieved 14 October 2022
  7. "HANSARD", Understanding Act of Parliament, Routledge-Cavendish, pp. 113–115, 2 October 2012, doi:10.4324/9781843143475-26, ISBN 9781843143475, retrieved 14 October 2022
  8. "The Queen's Birthday 1992 Honours" (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia Gazette (S 127): 12. 8 June 1992. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  9. Watt, Kel. "Celebration of women in landscape architecture provides platform for debate on city design – free talk this Thursday". RiotACT. RiotACT. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  10. Roberts, Lachlan. "Gungahlin's new primary school unveils name, colours and logo". RiotACT. RiotACT. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  11. Evans, Jake (15 December 2019). "Margaret Hendry School's first year has been all about flipping the classroom on its head". ABC News. Retrieved 16 April 2022.


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