Robyn Lea Rowland (born 1952) is an Irish Australian poet, writer and retired academic.
Biography
Rowland, a third generation Irish Australian, was born in
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
, New South Wales in 1952. While researching her PhD, Rowland worked as a part-time tutor at the
University of Wollongong
The University of Wollongong (abbreviated as UOW) is an Australian public research university located in the coastal city of Wollongong, New South Wales, approximately 80 kilometres south of Sydney. As of 2017, the university had an enrolment of ...
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Rowland was appointed
Officer of the Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Australian Gove ...
in the
1996 Queen's Birthday Honours for "service to women's issues, particularly in the fields of higher education and health as Foundation Head of the School of Social Inquiry at
Deakin University
Deakin University is a public university in Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1974, the university was named after Alfred Deakin, the second Prime Minister of Australia.
Its main campuses are in Melbourne's Burwood suburb, Geelong Waurn Ponds, ...
and Director of the Australian Women's Research Centre".
Selected works
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Poetry
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1952 births
Living people
20th-century Australian poets
21st-century Australian poets
Australian women's rights activists
Officers of the Order of Australia
20th-century Australian women