A writer, director, and performer in her own right, Jenny Davis is living proof that retirement is an outdated concept. Her practice involves working with those living with Alzheimers, providing a way to integrate storytelling into how we treat the disease. Through the medium of theatre, she has combined the performing arts, education and community health. For many years, Davis was the director of the West Australian Youth Theatre and a writer for ABC schools radio. Find out more at Jenny Davis OAM is well known to anyone involved in Australian theatre.Īn innovator in every sense, Davis emigrated from England in 1976 with her husband and two children. Produced with the assistance of the Community Broadcasting Foundation. Join us as we shine a light on the lives and careers of women who have demolished barriers, lived incredible lives, and built a legacy of possibility for the girls and young women who follow in their footsteps.
HERSTORY is an RTRFM podcast series about some of the remarkable women in the Western Australian Hall of Fame. In this episode of HERSTORY on RTRFM, Dr Betsy Buchanan speaks to Taylah Strano about trauma and truth telling. Dr Buchanan still works at the Daydawn Advocacy Centre offering legal and welfare assistance for Aboriginal people.ĭr Buchanan was inducted to the WA Women's Hall of Fame for their work in Aboriginal Advocacy and establishing the states first Community Law Centre in 1976. Unusually, she then chose to volunteer as a legal and social welfare advocate for Aboriginal people.ĭr Buchanan established the State’s first Community Law Centre in 1976 she worked on cases involving housing evictions, the Disabled Child's Allowance, the reporting of child sexual abuse and the Royal Commission into Deaths in Custody. In 1971, she worked as a graduate lawyer in the Crown Solicitors office. Dr Betsy Buchanan BA LLB has worked voluntarily for 40 years to improve the lives of Aboriginal people.
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