Joan Winch | |
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Born | Marie Joan Winch 9 June 1935 |
Died | 2 March 2022 | (aged 86)
Occupation(s) | Nurse, educator [1] |
Marie Joan Winch (commonly known as Joan Winch, 9 June 1935 – 2 March 2022) was an Indigenous Australian nurse and educator. [2]
Winch was born on 9 June 1935 in Perth, Western Australia. [3] Her mother died when she was 13.
She began working with the Perth Aboriginal Medical Service in 1975. She founded the Perth Aboriginal Medical Service at the Marr Mooditj college. [4] She was awarded a PhD in Aboriginal Studies in May 2011 by the Centre for Aboriginal Studies.
Winch died on 2 March 2022. [5]