Lyra Taylor

Lyra Veronica Esmeralda Taylor OBE[1][2] (11 July 1894 – 1979) was a New Zealand lawyer and social worker. She spent much of her career in Australia.

Taylor was born on 11 July 1894 in Stratford, New Zealand.[3]

Taylor studied law at the Victoria University of Wellington, and was "called to the bar" in 1918,[4] the first woman to be a barrister in Wellington.[3]

In 1944 she started work with the Australian Department of Social Services.[5]

Taylor was a founding member of the Australian Association of Social Workers.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Obituary - Miss Lyra Taylor, O.B.E., M.A., LL.B." Australian Social Work. Taylor & Francis. 32 (3): 49–50. September 1979. doi:10.1080/03124077908549568. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Supplement to The London Gazette, 13th June 1959". The London Gazette. Government of the United Kingdom. 5 June 1959. p. 3737. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 Bundock, Anthea. "Taylor, Lyra Veronica Esmeralda (1894–1979)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Auckland Star - Personal - 1 April 1918". Auckland Star. 1 April 1918. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  5. ↑ Quentin Bryce (8 July 2009). "Opening the National Australian Social Policy Conference - 8 July 2009". Retrieved 21 November 2014.


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