Booth, Angela Elizabeth Josephine (1869-1954)

Also known as
Plover, Elizabeth (1869-1954)
Field of activity
Educator, Local government councillor and Political candidate; eugenicist; political activist; pro-conscriptionist; sex reformer; women's activist
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http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-727076

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BOOTH, ANGELA ELIZABETH JOSEPHINE (1869-1954), eugenicist, was born on 27 October 1869 at Liverpool, Lancashire, England, and registered as Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Plover, labourer, and his illiterate wife Eliza, née Hall. Despite her humble origins, Elizabeth claimed to have been educated at Liverpool and 'on the Continent'. In 1896 she migrated to Australia and on 7 January 1897, styling herself Angela Elizabeth Josephine, married a medical practitioner and divorcee James Booth (1861-1944) at St Andrew's Anglican Cathedral, Sydney.

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Angela Booth served in local government while she attempted to gain a seat in the Victorian state parliament. She served as councillor for the Warrandyte Riding of the Doncaster and Templestowe shire from 1926-33. In 1927 she unsuccessfully sought Nationalist endorsement for state parliament before standing in 1929 as an Independent Nationalist candidate for the Legislative Assembly seat of Brighton in the Victorian state election. In 1936 she and her husband James, were founding members of the Eugenics Society of Victoria. She served as its vice president.

Angela Booth was born in Liverpool, England and migrated to Australia in 1896. In 1897 she married James Booth, a medical practioner and divorcee, at St Andrew's Anglican Cathedral, Sydney. In 1901 they moved to Broken Hill. While she was there she joined the Women's Political Association, emphasising the need for women to participate in political life. She remained a member until 1915, when she resigned over its pacifist stance in World War 1. She was also a member of the Liberal Education Society. Before the outbreak of World War 1, the Booths settled in Melbourne where Angela became active in conservative politics, She was president of the National Federation and a prominent member of the Australian Women's National League.

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  1. Angela Booth: The Importance of Being Well BredDouble Time, Women in Victoria Marilyn Lake and Farley Kelly 476 : Angela Booth: The Importance of Being Well Bred
    McBurnie, Grant
    [1985]
    Published: Penguin
  2. Booth, Angela Elizabeth Josephine (1869-1954)Australian Dictionary of Biography Online 13 : Booth, Angela Elizabeth Josephine (1869-1954)
    McBurnie, Grant
    [2006]
    Published: Australian National University
    Series: http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A130249b.htm
  3. Carrying on the Fight: Women Candidates in Victorian Parliamentary Elections
    Australian Women's Archives Project
    [2008]
    Published: Australian Women's Archives Project
    Series: http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/cws/home.html
  4. Liberal women : Federation to 1949
    Fitzherbert, Margaret
    [2004]
    Published: Federation Press
  5. 200 Australian Women: A Redress Anthology
    Radi, Heather
    [1988]
    Published: Women's Redress Press

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