Life Summary - Dame Dorothy Margaret Tangney - Labour Australia

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Life Summary

Name	Dame Dorothy Margaret Tangney
Born	13 March, 1907 North Perth, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Died	3 June, 1985 (aged 78) Wembley, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Cultural Heritage	Irish Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Religious Influence	Catholic Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Education *	St Joseph's Convent School (Fremantle, WA) (student, 1912-1917) St Joseph's College (Fremantle, WA) (student, 1918-1922) University of Western Australia (student, 1923-1932)
Occupation or Descriptor *	schoolteacher (1928-1943) Western Australia, Australia labour politician (1943-1968) Federal, Australia Member of Upper House (1943-1968) Federal, Australia
Awards	Dame Commander of the British Empire (recipient, 1968)
Legacies *	Dorothy Tangney Place (Parkes, ACT) (eponym) Tangney federal electorate (WA) (eponym)
Key Organisations *	Boys' Employment League (Fremantle, WA) (member) University Labor Club (University of Western Australia) (president) Fremantle Young People's Ideal Club (WA) (founder, 1929) Australian National University (administration) (council member, 1951-1968)
Political Activism *	ALP (WA) (politician, 1943-1968)
Workplaces *	East Fremantle Primary School (WA) (schoolteacher, 1923-1927) Fremantle Technical School (WA) (schoolteacher, 1928-1928) South Terrace Primary School (Perth) (schoolteacher, 1928-1928) Claremont Central School (Perth) (schoolteacher, 1929)

* Dates are approximate