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Margaret Elaine Whitlam, AO (née Dovey; 19 November 1919 – 17 March 2012) was an Australian social campaigner, author, and athlete. She was the wife of Gough Whitlam, the 21st Prime Minister of Australia from 1972 to 1975, and a representative of Australia in swimming at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney.
Mar 17, 2012 · Margaret Whitlam has been remembered for revolutionising the role of Australia's 'first lady' and holding forth as an activist for women's rights, the arts and the environment. The wife of Gough Whitlam - and an accomplished broadcaster and elite swimmer in her own right - has died at the age of 92.
MARGARET Whitlam was the first political wife to insist the partner of the Prime Minister could have a public life of her own as well as assist in the public duties of her husband.
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MARGARET Whitlam, the wife of former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam and one of Australia's most revered public figures, has died. She was 92. Mrs Whitlam had been in hospital since suffering a fall at home in Sydney last month.
From 1972 to 1975, Margaret Whitlam was an outspoken prime ministerial spouse, a frequent guest speaker, broadcaster and columnist. She accompanied Edward Gough Whitlam on his extensive travels, including visits to China, Japan, India, North America and Europe.
Mar 17, 2012 · Margaret Whitlam, one of Australia's most influential and well-loved prime minister's wives, has died at the age of 92.
Mar 17, 2012 · Margaret Whitlam AO, the revered wife of former prime minister Gough Whitlam, died aged 92 early on Saturday morning. Hailed as a feminist icon of the 1970s, tributes poured in after she passed away in St Vincent's Private Hospital, where she'd been getting treatment following a fall at home in Sydney last month.
