biography
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Bates, Daisy May
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née O'Dwyer
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| sex:
| female
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| lived:
| (1863–1951)
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| biography:
| Anthropologist, born in Tipperary, SC Ireland. She was commissioned by The Times to investigate the condition of Aborigines, and from 1899 spent most of her life in the N and W of Australia. She made detailed notes of Aboriginal life and customs, and worked for Aboriginal welfare, setting up camps for the aged. |
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