GLADYS ELPHICK, (1904-1988), Timeline:

GLADYS ELPHICK, (1904-1988), Timeline:

• 1904 --- was born in Australia.
• 1922 --- married with her first husband Walter Stanford Hughes.
• 1937 --- first husband died.
• 1939 --- moved to Adelaide.
• 1949 --- married with her second husband Frederick Joseph Elphick.
• The 1940s --- joined the Aborigines Advancement League of South Australia.
• The 1960s --- served the Aborigines Advancement League of South Australia's activities.
• 1964 - 1973 --- a funding president of the Council of Aboriginal Women of South Australia.
• 1967 --- campaigned for the `Yes' vote in the 1967 referendum that ensured Federal responsibility for Aborigines.
• 1973 --- was elected be a life member of the centre.
• 1977 --- was a founder of the Aboriginal Medical Service.
• 1966-1977 --- was a member of the South Australian Aboriginal Affairs Board.
• 1971 ---  appointed MBE.
• 1973 --- establish the college of Aboriginal Education.
• 1984 --- was named South Australian Aborigine of the Year. 
• 1988 --- died at Daw Park, Adelaide.