BOARD, RUBY WILLMET (1880-1963), voluntary welfare worker, was born on 15
October 1880 at Gunning, New South Wales, only child of Peter Board and his wife
Jessie Allen, née Bowes. She was educated in Sydney, Berlin and Paris; her social
conscience was moulded by childhood happiness in 'this small and closely linked
family' and by the progressive ideals of her father. With no financial need to
work, she was free to combine her aptitude for language with an interest in
welfare. In 1927 she published pamphlets on Australian Pronunciation and the
Pupils' Practice Book for Vowel Sounds.
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Following her education in Sydney, Berlin and Paris, Ruby Board devoted her time to social welfare issues. She became a Member of the Board of the Rachael Forster Hospital and for a period was President of the National Council of Women of New South Wales. During World War II, Board was president of the Women’s Voluntary National Register, a member of the executive of the Australian Comforts Fund and Defence Director of the Women’s Auxiliary National Service.
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Australian community worker and women's activist, her work was commemorated in naming the diabetic wing of the Rachel Forster Hospital, Redfern, New South Wales after her in 1966. Her biography is located at
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