Marie Reay

Marie Olive Reay (born 1922 Maitland, NSW; died 2004 Booragul NSW) was an Australian anthropologist, known particularly for work in the New Guinea Highlands.

Early Career

Reay did undergraduate studies at the University of Sydney, taking anthropology after hearing after hearing A. P. Elkin debate the philosopher John Anderson. Reay went on to study under Elkin, who directed her to do fieldwork among fringe-dwelling Aborigines in north-western NSW. She did six month stints of fieldwork at Walgett, Bourke, Moree, Coonabarabran and other communities. [1]

References

  1. ↑ Harrison, Sharon. "Reay, Marie Olive (1922 - 2004)". THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WOMEN & LEADERSHIP IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY AUSTRALIA. Australian Women's Register.
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