Born: 22 October 1883, Australia
Died: 13 May 1963
Country most active: Australia
Also known as: Marguerite Ludovia Hume
Australian playwright and feminist Marguerite Ludovia Dale lobbied for the Women’s Legal Status Act of 1918. Dale campaigned for closing hotels early, which was introduced in 1916 and was active with the Women’s Reform League of New South Wales, becoming president in 1923. She also volunteered with the Workers’ Educational Association, the National Council of Women of Australia and the Australian Federation of Women’s Societies for Equal Citizenship. In 1922, she was named an alternate delegate to the League of Nations, speaking to the assembly on white slavery. In 1935, she became the first Australian woman to take a commercial air flight to London.
Her plays include:
Secondary Considerations, 1921
The Mainstay, 1922
The Will of the Wisp, 1927
Mostly Fools, 1930
Vive le Mari or Nothing Like a Husband, 1930
Paris in the Air, 1930
Meet as Lovers, 1934
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