Doris Irene Taylor

Doris Irene Taylor (born 25 July 1901 in Norwood, South Australia — died 23 May 1968 in Adelaide, South Australia) was an Australian social services activist.[1]

Doris Irene Taylor, 1950s

As an organiser for the Australian Labor Party Taylor is credited with persuading Don Dunstan to run for the South Australian lower house seat of Norwood in 1952.[1]

Taylor founded Australian Meals on Wheels in South Australia in 1953, and in 1954 the first meal was served from the Port Adelaide kitchen.[2][1][3]

She was appointed M.B.E. in 1959.[1]

The South Australian Electoral district of Taylor is named after her.[4]

References
  1. Greg Crafter (2002). "Taylor, Doris Irene (1901–1968)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. 16. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 26 December 2013 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  2. Greg Crafter, Taylor, Doris Irene (1901 - 1968) Archived 2008-08-16 at the Wayback Machine, Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 16, Melbourne University Press, 2002, pp 364-365.
  3. Cudmore M., 1996, A Meal a Day, South Australia, Gillingham Printers
  4. "ABC Election Coverage: 2006 South Australian Election". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 21 April 2006. Retrieved 26 December 2013.


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