Daisy Bates

Daisy May Bates, CBE (16 October 1859 – 18 April 1951) was an Irish Australian journalist, welfare worker and lifelong student of Australian Aboriginal culture and society. She was known among the native people as 'Kabbarli' (i.e. /kaparli/, a kin term found in a number of Australian languages which means 'grandmother' or 'granddaughter').

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Daisy Bates
Alias (AKA)Daisy May O'Dwyer Daisy May Bates
Birth dateOctober 16, 1859
Birth nameMargaret Dwyer
Birth place
Republic of Ireland , Roscrea , Tipperary
Date of deathApril 18, 1951
Place of death
Adelaide , South Australia , Australia
Resting place
Adelaide

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