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Oodgeroo Noonuccal
Oodgeroo Noonuccal is an Aboriginal Australian political activist, artist and educator who has advocated for Aboriginal rights. Noonuccal is best known for her poetry and was the first Aboriginal Australian to publish a book of poems.
BornKathleen Jean Mary Ruska, November 03, 1920, Minjerribah, Queensland, Australia
DiedSeptember 16, 1993, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Other namesKath Walker, Kathleen Ruska
EducationBookkeeping, typing, shorthand
OccupationArmy officer, writer, teacher, poet
EmployerAustralian Women's Army Service, Noonuccal-Nughie Education Cultural Centre
Known forPoetry, acting, writing, Aboriginal rights activism
Political partyCommunist Party of Australia, Australian Labor Party, Australian Democrats
Board member ofFederal Council for the Advancement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (FCAATSI)
Spouse(s)Bruce Walker
ChildrenDenis Walker, Vivian Walker
Parent(s)Ted and Lucy Ruska

About Oodgeroo Noonuccal

Poet Oodgeroo Noonuccal was born in Australia on November 3, 1920. She dies at the age of 72, on September 16, 1993.

She was the first female Aboriginal poet to publish a poetry collection and was an Australian poet, artist, teacher, and activist. The Dawn is at Hand (poems), Little Fella (children's literature), and The Spirit of Australia (children's literature) are some of her works (non-fiction).

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Oodgeroo Noonuccal before becoming famous

Oodgeroo Noonuccal was born in the Zodiac sign Scorpio (The Scorpion), and 1920 is also the year of Monkey (猴) in the Chinese Zodiac.

She battled for Aboriginal Australian rights as a child and rose to recognition swiftly after the publication of her debut poetry collection in 1964.

Achievement of Oodgeroo Noonuccal

Palestinian hijackers on a British Airways flight in 1974 held her captive for several days.

Oodgeroo Noonuccal's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Bruce Walker was her husband, and they had a son and a daughter together.

Oodgeroo Noonuccal Collabed with

She and Poet Kenneth Slessor were both Australian poets in the twentieth century.

Oodgeroo Noonuccal Income & Net worth

Oodgeroo Noonuccal's income mainly comes from the work that created her reputation: a poet. Information about her net worth in 2024 is being updated as soon as possible by allfamous.org, you can contact to tell us Net Worth of the Oodgeroo Noonuccal.

Oodgeroo Noonuccal Height and Weight

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Latest information about Oodgeroo Noonuccal updated on March 10 2023.