Margaret Cribb

Margaret Neville Catt Bridson Cribb AM (4 August 1924 – 12 August 1993) was a lecturer in government and political science at the University of Queensland.[1]

Early life

Margaret Neville Catt was born in 1924. She was the only child of Mr and Mrs E. Neville Catt of Rockhampton.[2] She attended Brisbane Girls Grammar School from 1938–1941. Margaret enrolled at the University of Queensland in 1944, residing at the Women's College. She became active in the Student Union, was the first female editor of the Union magazine, Semper Floreat in 1946, and Vice President of the Student Union.[1] She was also President of the Women’s Students Club.[3]

Margaret Catt and Ivor Cribb – engaged 27 July 1946. Photo used with the courtesy of Trove National Library of Australia, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49350268

Cribb married Ivor Cribb, who had been President of the Student Union in 1947.[4][5] The Cribbs moved to Southport in 1948 where Ivor taught at the Southport School.[6]

Career

Margaret Cribb returned to the University of Queensland to undertake her Honours degree in 1966,[7] working as a tutor in the Government Department of the University of Queensland in 1965. She eventually rose to Reader. She took her M.A in 1972.[8] She held the honorary title of Associate Professor when she retired in 1987.[9]

Cribb became an Honorary Fellow of the University of Queensland Women's College in 1992, after serving on the Council from 1973–1985, and was President on two occasions.[9] She published two books about the labour union movement in Queensland including the Politics of Queensland (1977) with Denis Murphy and Premiers of Queensland (1990).

Cribb was recognised for her services to education and women's affairs in 1992, becoming a Member of the Order of Australia.[10]

Cribb died of meningitis in Brisbane in 1993. She was survived by her husband Ivor and their two children.

Legacy

The Margaret Cribb Child Care Centre at the University of Queensland is named for her.[9] In 1995 the Margaret Cribb Memorial Prize was established at the same university.[11]

References
  1. Costar, B J. "Margaret Neville Bridson Cribb (1924-1993)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  2. "No title - Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954) - 25 Jan 1938". Trove. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  3. "Smiles At Club Dance - The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954) - 14 Sep 1946". Trove. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  4. "Gay South Coast Parties Despite Rainy Weather - The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954) - 26 Dec 1947". Trove. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  5. "Message Boards". boards.ancestry.com.au. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  6. "Round About - with PENELOPE - Sunday Mail (Brisbane) (Qld. : 1926 - 1954) - 27 Feb 1949". Trove. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  7. "Some manifestations of ideological conflict within the labour movement in Queensland (1924-1929) [microform]. - Version details". Trove. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  8. "Trade union militancy [microform] : case studies in transport / Margaret Bridson Cribb. - Version details". Trove. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  9. "History". Margaret Cribb Child Care Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  10. "Margaret Neville Cribb". Australian Honours Search Facility, Dept of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  11. "Bursaries and Prizes - Margaret Cribb Memorial Prize". University of Queensland, School of Political Science & International Studies. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
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