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Indigenous Australian nurse and educator
A.K.A.
Marie Joan Winch, Marie Winch
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Female
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Birth:
9 June 1935(Perth, Western Australia, Australia)
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Education:
Curtin University
The details
Biography
Introduction
Marie Joan Winch (commonly known as Joan Winch, born 9 June 1935) is an Indigenous Australian nurse and educator.
Birth and early life
Winch was born on 9 June 1935 in Perth, Western Australia. Her mother died when she was 13.
Career
Winch began working with the Perth Aboriginal Medical Service in 1975. She founded the Perth Aboriginal Medical Service at the Marr Mooditj college. She was awarded a PhD in Aboriginal Studies in May 2011 by the Centre for Aboriginal Studies.
Awards
- WA Citizen of the Year: 1986
- Western Australian Aboriginal of the Year: 1987
- Australian Aboriginal of the Year: 1987
- World Health Organisation Sasakawa Award for Primary Health Care Work: 1987
- John Curtin Medal: 2008