Doris Irene Taylor
Doris Irene Taylor (25 July 1901 — 23 May 1968) was an Australian social services activist. Early life and education Doris Irene Taylor was born in Norwood, South Australia, Norwood, South Australia in 1901, the daughter of Thomas Simpkin Taylor and Angelina Williams Taylor. Her father was a bricklayer. Twice in childhood, she survived falls that caused her a limp and paralysis. In 1925 she was injured in a collision with a car, while her sister Ivy was pushing her wheelchair. Career During the 1930s Taylor worked as a secretary and a fundraiser for a mothers' club, and for a soup kitchen. She moved into political work with the Australian Labor Party by the mid-1940s, and directed a survey of housing conditions. Taylor is credited with persuading Don Dunstan to run for the South Australian House of Assembly, South Australian lower house Electoral district of Norwood, seat of Norwood in 1952. Taylor founded Meals on Wheels#Australia (1953), Australian Meals on Wheels in S ...
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Order Of The British Empire (MBE)
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V and comprises five classes across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a knight if male or dame if female. There is also the related British Empire Medal, whose recipients are affiliated with, but not members of, the order. Recommendations for appointments to the Order of the British Empire were originally made on the nomination of the United Kingdom, the self-governing Dominions of the Empire (later Commonwealth) and the Viceroy of India. Nominations continue today from Commonwealth countries that participate in recommending British honours. Most Commonwealth countries ceased recommendations for appointments to the Order of the British Empire when they ...
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