Margaret Whitlam

Margaret Whitlam

Margaret Elaine Whitlam, AO (19 November 1919 – 17 March 2012) was a prominent Australian and the wife of former Prime Minister of Australia Gough Whitlam. She was a published author, social worker and former champion swimmer, having represented Australia at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney.

Read more about Margaret Whitlam:  Early Life, Marriage and Children, Advocacy and Public Life, Honours, Published Works, Memorials

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    The punters know that the horse named Morality rarely gets past the post, whereas the nag named Self-Interest always runs a good race.
    —Gough Whitlam (b. 1916)