343:. It was later revealed that Darville alias Demidenko had faked her Ukrainian ancestry on which the book was based. The same year she met criticism for her statement that women "go a bit limp when going gets tough." She stated this in August 1995 when asked about higher positions held in her university by women. She justified her comment stating that she herself "can go limp at times" and attributed it to nothing other than their individual choices.
865:
956:
350:
empowered the senate to dismiss the chancellor of Sydney
University in 2001. Kramer retired moments before a controversial senate meeting was to take place to dismiss her. The senate had passed a no-confidence motion concerning to contract details of then-Vice Chancellor
689:
363:
Kramer married Harry Kramer, a South
African pathologist, in England in 1952. The couple moved to Australia in 1953, as Harry refused to return to South Africa while apartheid prevailed there. They had two daughters, Hillary and Jocelyn. Harry Kramer died in 1988.
52:
1445:
601:
1435:
1450:
1480:
1405:
279:
1420:
371:, Kramer's daughters admitted her to Lulworth House for full-time residential care. In 2012, at Lulworth House, she fractured her hip, and her mobility was greatly limited for the rest of her life.
1495:
173:
721:
164:(1 October 1924 – 20 April 2016) was an Australian academic, educator and professor. She is notable as the first female professor of English in Australia, first woman to chair the
1049:
593:
891:
1475:
232:'s Chair of Australian Literature Studies (1981–82). She was an Emeritus Professor of Australian Literature at the University of Sydney. She was elected a Fellow of the
160:
41:
1455:
1425:
859:
1430:
1022:
760:
305:
In 1986 she received the inaugural
Britannica Award for the "dissemination of learning for the benefit of mankind". She also received honorary DLitt from the
673:
1470:
317:
631:
189:
324:, at the time, the highest civilian award in the Australian honours system for "service to Australian literature, to education and to the community".
287:
197:
1465:
299:
331:
from 1989 to 1991 and chancellor from 1991 to 2001, becoming the first woman to hold the position. In 1995, she chaired the judging panel of the
468:
789:
233:
177:
1490:
1104:
251:
165:
153:
34:
1045:
1329:
1144:
291:
1485:
1460:
1334:
950:
683:
641:
568:
555:
539:
526:
449:
436:
1173:
917:
1440:
837:
220:
Kramer was appointed a lecturer in
English in 1958, then senior lecturer and finally an associate professor in English at the
1167:
310:
250:
Kramer served on numerous public bodies during her long career. She was the first woman to be appointed to the Chair of the
940:
983:
275:
254:(1982–83), having served as a member of the ABC Board since 1977. During her time at the ABC, Kramer came to be known as "
221:
1229:
1097:
209:
204:, and was awarded an A. M. White entrance scholarship. She took her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1945, and later attended
1239:
347:
283:
1018:
750:
1269:
1304:
812:
188:
Kramer was born Leonie Gibson to Alfred and
Gertrude Gibson in Melbourne on 1 October 1924. She was educated at
1369:
1294:
224:(UNSW). Kramer remained at UNSW until 1968, when she was appointed Professor of Australian Literature at the
240:
193:
108:
320:
in 1976. In 1982, she was made a Dame
Commander of the order. In 1993 she was appointed a Companion of the
208:, where she graduated Doctor of Philosophy in 1953. During her postgraduate years at Oxford she tutored at
1137:
368:
352:
306:
755:
484:
1415:
1410:
417:
332:
328:
225:
169:
112:
73:
1324:
1249:
785:
378:, was published in 2012 by Australian Scholarly Publishing. She died, aged 91, on 20 April 2016.
321:
229:
1259:
1214:
1130:
946:
679:
637:
564:
551:
535:
522:
464:
445:
432:
205:
201:
1374:
1279:
1264:
1254:
1198:
1384:
1344:
1284:
1219:
262:
96:
274:
Her other appointments include the
Secondary Schools Board (1976–82), the Council of the
1379:
1364:
1319:
1234:
336:
282:(1977–81) and the Universities Council (1977–86). She served as a senior fellow of the
1399:
1354:
1289:
913:
545:
295:
1073:
833:
594:"Obituary: Dame Leonie Kramer a celebrated academic and a potent conservative voice"
228:, the first female professor of English in Australia. She was Visiting Professor at
1349:
1309:
1299:
1193:
1081:
887:
267:
1339:
1244:
1224:
979:
1274:
1114:
506:
405:
Myself When Laura: Fact and
Fiction in Henry Handel Richardson's School Career
1153:
422:
69:
51:
1359:
294:(1987–92). She also served on the boards of large corporations including
255:
561:
The
Multicultural Experiment: Immigrants, Refugees and National Identity
675:
The
International Who's Who 2004: Volume 67 of International Who's Who
346:
At the request of the parliament and a hostile university senate, the
92:
25:
1126:
1446:
People educated at the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne
259:
1436:
Australian Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire
722:"Leonie Kramer: champion of conservative academia dead at 91"
367:
In 2011, following worsening health associated with advanced
1451:
People educated at Trinity College (University of Melbourne)
1122:
861:
Annual Report – National Library of Australia, Volumes 15–19
532:
My Country: Australian Poetry and Stories: Two Hundred Years
239:
A major focus of Kramer's critical writing was the works of
196:
in 1942, where she was a resident in the women's section of
309:
and honorary LLDs from the University of Melbourne and the
1481:
Delegates to the Australian Constitutional Convention 1998
1008:, Australian Scholarly, North Melbourne, 2012, pp. 219–22.
914:"Looking back at the life of our first female chancellor"
290:(1988–95) and chairman of the board of directors of the
1406:
Board members of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
1421:
Chairpersons of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
942:
Gender and Institutions: Welfare, Work and Citizenship
1496:
Fellows of the Australian Academy of the Humanities
1207:
1160:
633:
Killer Kramer: Dame Leonie: a woman for all seasons
136:
128:
118:
104:
81:
58:
23:
864:. National Library of Australia. 1975. p. 7.
1006:Broomstick: Personal Reflections of Leonie Kramer
592:James Cunningham, Damien Murphy (21 April 2016).
461:Broomstick: Personal Reflections of Leonie Kramer
376:Broomstick: Personal Reflections of Leonie Kramer
174:Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
393:Henry Handel Richardson and Some of Her Sources
786:"Emeritus Professor Dame Leonie Kramer AC DBE"
715:
713:
711:
709:
707:
656:"College Scholarships and Exhibitions, 1942",
1138:
519:The Oxford Anthology of Australian Literature
8:
916:. The University of Sydney. 22 August 2012.
497:Coast to Coast: Australian Stories 1963–1964
822:. The Australian Academy of the Humanities.
513:The Oxford History of Australian Literature
247:(1981) which did not receive good reviews.
1476:Academic staff of the University of Sydney
1145:
1131:
1123:
1086:
1082:University of Sydney "Chancellors" Gallery
945:. Cambridge University Press. p. 99.
780:
778:
745:
743:
741:
739:
587:
585:
583:
318:Officer of the Order of the British Empire
50:
20:
625:
623:
621:
619:
1019:"Elite Nursing Home under Investigation"
548:: Poetry, Essays and Personal Commentary
258:" after the autocratic character in the
1426:Chancellors of the University of Sydney
939:Moira Gatens, Alison Mackinnon (1998).
678:. Psychology Press. 2003. p. 926.
579:
245:Oxford History of Australian Literature
190:Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne
168:and the first female chancellor of the
1105:Chancellor of the University of Sydney
1052:from the original on 30 September 2012
840:from the original on 23 September 2009
636:. Brisbane: Connor Court. p. 17.
339:was conferred the award for her novel
668:
666:
7:
1456:Fellows of St Hugh's College, Oxford
1431:Companions of the Order of Australia
986:from the original on 1 February 2009
429:Language and Literature: A Synthesis
327:Kramer was deputy chancellor of the
234:Australian Academy of the Humanities
1076:Australian Women's Archives Project
252:Australian Broadcasting Corporation
178:Companion of the Order of Australia
166:Australian Broadcasting Corporation
1471:Alumni of the University of Oxford
1044:Peter Pierce (15 September 2012).
763:from the original on 22 April 2016
604:from the original on 24 April 2016
442:A Guide to Language and Literature
292:National Institute of Dramatic Art
14:
1025:from the original on 4 March 2016
894:from the original on 4 March 2016
444:(1977) (with Robert D. Eagleson)
431:(1976) (with Robert D. Eagleson)
286:(1988–96), a commissioner of the
660:, vol. VI, no. 42 (1942): 5, 34.
1046:"The enigma of 'Killer Kramer'"
959:from the original on 9 May 2016
920:from the original on 6 May 2016
868:from the original on 9 May 2016
792:from the original on 7 May 2016
751:"Dame Leonie Kramer dies at 91"
692:from the original on 9 May 2016
1466:University of Melbourne alumni
521:(1985) (with Adrian Mitchell)
399:A Companion to Australia Felix
341:The Hand That Signed the Paper
311:Australian National University
1:
720:Paul Cleary (22 April 2016).
222:University of New South Wales
980:"Dame Leonie Kramer resigns"
978:O'Brien, Joe (2 July 2001).
834:"Friends of the ABC website"
890:. Government of Australia.
813:"Dame Leonie Kramer AC DBE"
348:Governor of New South Wales
284:Institute of Public Affairs
1512:
1491:Quadrant (magazine) people
296:Western Mining Corporation
288:NSW Electricity Commission
1111:
1102:
1094:
1089:
149:Dame Leonie Judith Kramer
49:
1486:Academics from Melbourne
1461:Harvard University staff
788:. University of Sydney.
630:Freeman, Damien (2022).
411:Henry Handel Richardson
359:Personal life and death
241:Henry Handel Richardson
194:University of Melbourne
109:University of Melbourne
1441:Australian monarchists
1074:Biographical entry at
491:Australian Poetry 1961
307:University of Tasmania
243:. She also edited the
124:(1952–1988, his death)
820:Annual Report 2015–16
756:Sydney Morning Herald
598:Sydney Morning Herald
316:She was appointed an
1021:. 10 November 2012.
888:"Australian Honours"
333:Miles Franklin Award
329:University of Sydney
226:University of Sydney
170:University of Sydney
113:University of Oxford
63:Leonie Judith Gibson
369:Alzheimer's disease
16:Australian academic
1115:Justice Kim Santow
1048:. The Australian.
322:Order of Australia
230:Harvard University
192:, and entered the
1393:
1392:
1260:Talbot Duckmanton
1215:Janet Albrechtsen
1121:
1120:
1112:Succeeded by
1098:Sir James Rowland
1090:Academic offices
759:. 21 April 2016.
469:978-1-921875-84-7
300:ANZ Banking Group
210:St Hugh's College
206:Oxford University
202:Janet Clarke Hall
172:. She was made a
146:
145:
1503:
1375:Julianne Schultz
1280:Michelle Guthrie
1265:Kirstin Ferguson
1255:Quentin Dempster
1199:Georgie Somerset
1187:Louise McElvogue
1147:
1140:
1133:
1124:
1095:Preceded by
1087:
1062:
1061:
1059:
1057:
1041:
1035:
1034:
1032:
1030:
1015:
1009:
1002:
996:
995:
993:
991:
975:
969:
968:
966:
964:
936:
930:
929:
927:
925:
910:
904:
903:
901:
899:
884:
878:
877:
875:
873:
856:
850:
849:
847:
845:
830:
824:
823:
817:
808:
802:
801:
799:
797:
782:
773:
772:
770:
768:
747:
734:
733:
731:
729:
724:. The Australian
717:
702:
701:
699:
697:
670:
661:
658:The Fleur-de-Lys
654:
648:
647:
627:
614:
613:
611:
609:
589:
503:Selected Stories
276:National Library
163:
158:
88:
54:
44:
39:
21:
1511:
1510:
1506:
1505:
1504:
1502:
1501:
1500:
1396:
1395:
1394:
1389:
1385:James Spigelman
1345:Robert Madgwick
1335:Donald McDonald
1285:Vanessa Guthrie
1220:Russell Balding
1203:
1190:Nicolette Maury
1161:Current members
1156:
1151:
1117:
1108:
1100:
1070:
1065:
1055:
1053:
1043:
1042:
1038:
1028:
1026:
1017:
1016:
1012:
1004:Leonie Kramer,
1003:
999:
989:
987:
977:
976:
972:
962:
960:
953:
938:
937:
933:
923:
921:
912:
911:
907:
897:
895:
886:
885:
881:
871:
869:
858:
857:
853:
843:
841:
832:
831:
827:
815:
811:Dixon, Robert.
810:
809:
805:
795:
793:
784:
783:
776:
766:
764:
749:
748:
737:
727:
725:
719:
718:
705:
695:
693:
686:
672:
671:
664:
655:
651:
644:
629:
628:
617:
607:
605:
591:
590:
581:
577:
481:Collected Poems
477:
389:
384:
361:
263:science fiction
218:
198:Trinity College
186:
156:
152:
142:Gertrude Gibson
141:
123:
111:
105:Alma mater
100:
97:New South Wales
90:
86:
77:
67:
65:
64:
45:
37:
33:
31:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1509:
1507:
1499:
1498:
1493:
1488:
1483:
1478:
1473:
1468:
1463:
1458:
1453:
1448:
1443:
1438:
1433:
1428:
1423:
1418:
1413:
1408:
1398:
1397:
1391:
1390:
1388:
1387:
1382:
1380:Jonathan Shier
1377:
1372:
1367:
1365:Maurice Newman
1362:
1357:
1352:
1347:
1342:
1337:
1332:
1327:
1322:
1320:Michael Kroger
1317:
1312:
1307:
1302:
1297:
1292:
1287:
1282:
1277:
1272:
1270:John Gallagher
1267:
1262:
1257:
1252:
1247:
1242:
1237:
1235:Neville Bonner
1232:
1227:
1222:
1217:
1211:
1209:
1208:Former members
1205:
1204:
1202:
1201:
1196:
1191:
1188:
1185:
1182:
1181:Mario D’Orazio
1179:
1176:
1174:David Anderson
1171:
1164:
1162:
1158:
1157:
1152:
1150:
1149:
1142:
1135:
1127:
1119:
1118:
1113:
1110:
1101:
1096:
1092:
1091:
1085:
1084:
1079:
1069:
1068:External links
1066:
1064:
1063:
1036:
1010:
997:
970:
951:
931:
905:
879:
851:
825:
803:
774:
735:
703:
684:
662:
649:
642:
615:
578:
576:
573:
572:
571:
558:
542:
529:
516:
510:
500:
494:
488:
487:) (1957, 1989)
485:David Campbell
476:
473:
472:
471:
458:
452:
439:
426:
414:
408:
402:
396:
388:
385:
383:
380:
360:
357:
337:Helen Darville
217:
214:
185:
182:
144:
143:
138:
134:
133:
130:
126:
125:
120:
116:
115:
106:
102:
101:
91:
89:(aged 91)
83:
79:
78:
68:
66:1 October 1924
62:
60:
56:
55:
47:
46:
32:
29:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1508:
1497:
1494:
1492:
1489:
1487:
1484:
1482:
1479:
1477:
1474:
1472:
1469:
1467:
1464:
1462:
1459:
1457:
1454:
1452:
1449:
1447:
1444:
1442:
1439:
1437:
1434:
1432:
1429:
1427:
1424:
1422:
1419:
1417:
1414:
1412:
1409:
1407:
1404:
1403:
1401:
1386:
1383:
1381:
1378:
1376:
1373:
1371:
1368:
1366:
1363:
1361:
1358:
1356:
1355:Charles Moses
1353:
1351:
1348:
1346:
1343:
1341:
1338:
1336:
1333:
1331:
1330:Michael Lynch
1328:
1326:
1325:Charles Jones
1323:
1321:
1318:
1316:
1315:Leonie Kramer
1313:
1311:
1308:
1306:
1303:
1301:
1298:
1296:
1293:
1291:
1290:Earle Hackett
1288:
1286:
1283:
1281:
1278:
1276:
1273:
1271:
1268:
1266:
1263:
1261:
1258:
1256:
1253:
1251:
1250:James Darling
1248:
1246:
1243:
1241:
1240:Richard Boyer
1238:
1236:
1233:
1231:
1228:
1226:
1223:
1221:
1218:
1216:
1213:
1212:
1210:
1206:
1200:
1197:
1195:
1192:
1189:
1186:
1183:
1180:
1177:
1175:
1172:
1169:
1166:
1165:
1163:
1159:
1155:
1148:
1143:
1141:
1136:
1134:
1129:
1128:
1125:
1116:
1107:
1106:
1099:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1080:
1078:
1077:
1072:
1071:
1067:
1051:
1047:
1040:
1037:
1024:
1020:
1014:
1011:
1007:
1001:
998:
985:
982:. ABC Radio.
981:
974:
971:
958:
954:
952:9780521635769
948:
944:
943:
935:
932:
919:
915:
909:
906:
893:
889:
883:
880:
867:
863:
862:
855:
852:
839:
835:
829:
826:
821:
814:
807:
804:
791:
787:
781:
779:
775:
762:
758:
757:
752:
746:
744:
742:
740:
736:
723:
716:
714:
712:
710:
708:
704:
691:
687:
685:9781857432176
681:
677:
676:
669:
667:
663:
659:
653:
650:
645:
643:9781922449917
639:
635:
634:
626:
624:
622:
620:
616:
603:
599:
595:
588:
586:
584:
580:
574:
570:
569:1-876492-10-4
566:
562:
559:
557:
556:0-7022-1925-8
553:
549:
547:
546:James McAuley
543:
541:
540:0-7018-1927-8
537:
533:
530:
528:
527:0-19-554477-3
524:
520:
517:
514:
511:
508:
504:
501:
498:
495:
492:
489:
486:
482:
479:
478:
474:
470:
466:
462:
459:
456:
453:
451:
450:0-17-005008-4
447:
443:
440:
438:
437:0-17-004996-5
434:
430:
427:
424:
421:(1973) (with
420:
419:
418:Henry Kendall
415:
412:
409:
406:
403:
400:
397:
394:
391:
390:
386:
381:
379:
377:
372:
370:
365:
358:
356:
354:
349:
344:
342:
338:
334:
330:
325:
323:
319:
314:
312:
308:
303:
301:
297:
293:
289:
285:
281:
277:
272:
270:
269:
264:
261:
257:
253:
248:
246:
242:
237:
235:
231:
227:
223:
215:
213:
211:
207:
203:
199:
195:
191:
183:
181:
179:
175:
171:
167:
162:
155:
150:
140:Alfred Gibson
139:
135:
131:
127:
121:
117:
114:
110:
107:
103:
98:
94:
85:20 April 2016
84:
80:
75:
71:
61:
57:
53:
48:
43:
36:
30:Leonie Kramer
27:
22:
19:
1350:Justin Milne
1314:
1310:Ramona Koval
1300:Peter Hurley
1194:Laura Tingle
1184:Peter Tonagh
1168:Kim Williams
1103:
1075:
1054:. Retrieved
1039:
1027:. Retrieved
1013:
1005:
1000:
988:. Retrieved
973:
961:. Retrieved
941:
934:
922:. Retrieved
908:
896:. Retrieved
882:
870:. Retrieved
860:
854:
842:. Retrieved
828:
819:
806:
794:. Retrieved
765:. Retrieved
754:
726:. Retrieved
694:. Retrieved
674:
657:
652:
632:
606:. Retrieved
597:
560:
544:
531:
518:
512:
502:
496:
490:
480:
460:
454:
441:
428:
416:
410:
404:
398:
392:
382:Bibliography
375:
374:Her memoir,
373:
366:
362:
345:
340:
326:
315:
304:
273:
266:
249:
244:
238:
219:
187:
148:
147:
122:Harry Kramer
87:(2016-04-20)
18:
1416:2016 deaths
1411:1924 births
1340:Ian Macphee
1305:Brian Johns
1245:Ron Brunton
1230:Henry Bland
1225:John Bannon
1178:Peter Lewis
353:Gavin Brown
278:(1975–81),
200:, known as
99:, Australia
76:, Australia
1400:Categories
1370:Mark Scott
1295:David Hill
1275:Di Gribble
1109:1991–2001
1029:25 October
575:References
507:Hal Porter
1154:ABC Board
475:As editor
455:A.D. Hope
423:A.D. Hope
387:As author
268:Blake's 7
236:in 1974.
184:Education
137:Parent(s)
119:Spouse(s)
70:Melbourne
1360:Ken Myer
1056:21 April
1050:Archived
1023:Archived
990:15 March
984:Archived
963:22 April
957:Archived
924:21 April
918:Archived
898:22 April
892:Archived
872:22 April
866:Archived
844:15 March
838:Archived
796:21 April
790:Archived
767:21 April
761:Archived
728:22 April
696:22 April
690:Archived
608:21 April
602:Archived
509:) (1971)
256:Servalan
129:Children
74:Victoria
1170:(Chair)
563:(2003)
550:(1988)
534:(1985)
463:(2012)
265:series
949:
682:
640:
567:
554:
538:
525:
515:(1981)
499:(1965)
493:(1962)
467:
457:(1979)
448:
435:
413:(1967)
407:(1966)
401:(1962)
395:(1954)
335:where
216:Career
176:and a
93:Sydney
816:(PDF)
280:NAATI
159:
157:,
40:
38:,
1058:2016
1031:2015
992:2009
965:2016
947:ISBN
926:2016
900:2016
874:2016
846:2009
798:2016
769:2016
730:2016
698:2016
680:ISBN
638:ISBN
610:2016
565:ISBN
552:ISBN
536:ISBN
523:ISBN
505:(of
483:(of
465:ISBN
446:ISBN
433:ISBN
298:and
82:Died
59:Born
26:Dame
260:BBC
161:DBE
42:DBE
1402::
955:.
836:.
818:.
777:^
753:.
738:^
706:^
688:.
665:^
618:^
600:.
596:.
582:^
355:.
313:.
302:.
271:.
212:.
180:.
154:AC
151:,
95:,
72:,
35:AC
1146:e
1139:t
1132:v
1060:.
1033:.
994:.
967:.
928:.
902:.
876:.
848:.
800:.
771:.
732:.
700:.
646:.
612:.
425:)
132:2
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
