McEwen, Anne (c. 1903–1967)
McEwen, Anne (c. 1903–1967)
Australian prime-ministerial wife. Born Anne Mills McLeod, c. 1903; died Feb 10, 1967, in Toorak; m. John McEwen (prime minister of Australia, 1967–68), Sept 21, 1921; no children.
Active in the Country Party, campaigned in husband's federal elections; raised funds for local causes and was an active member of the Country Women's Association in Victoria; appointed a life governor of Melbourne's Prince Henry Hospital; heavily involved with the care of Royal Australian Air Force recruits while they trained at Point Cook throughout WWII; was a founding member of the White Wings Auxiliary, a group formed to support the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force. Named Dame of the British Empire (1966).
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