Carolyn Frohmader

Carolyn Patricia Frohmader (born 18 February 1965) is an Australian human rights campaigner for women and girls with disabilities, and the long-serving Executive Director of Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA).

## Biography

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Born in Mount Stuart, Tasmania, Carolyn Frohmader received her bachelor's degree from University of Tasmania, and her master's degree from Flinders University, where she won the Michael Crotty Award for an outstanding contribution in Primary Health Care. Since 1997, Frohmader has been Chief Executive Officer of Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA). Under her leadership, WWDA received a number of awards, including the National Violence Prevention Award (1999), National Human Rights Award (2001), and the Tasmanian Women's Safety Award (2008). Frohmader has become one of the leading disability rights advocates in Australia, and largely due to her work, WWDA has developed into a nationally and internationally recognised leader in the international disabled women’s rights movement.[1] Carolyn wrote her book "In Our Words" to answer the needs of women in South-East Tasmania.It was then that in 1997 she became she became Executive Director of WWDA.[2]

## Awards

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* ACT Women's Honour Roll (2001)[3]
* Tasmanian Women’s Honour Roll (2009)[4]
* Nominee for Australian of the Year Awards Tasmania (2010)[5]
* National Human Rights Award – Individual (2013)[6]

## See also

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* Women With Disabilities Australia

## References

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1. ^ "Department of Premier and Cabinet". www.dpac.tas.gov.au. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
2. ^ Carolyn Patricia Frohmader
3. ^ "Carolyn Frohmader - 2001 - ACT Women's Awards". ACT Women's Honour Roll. ACT Government - Community Services. 2001. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
4. ^ "Carolyn Patricia Frohmader". Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women. Tasmanian Government. 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
5. ^ "Carolyn Frohmader". National Australia Day Council. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
6. ^ "Community Individual Award – Tony Fitzgerald Memorial Award : Carolyn Frohmader". Human Rights Awards. Australian Human Rights Commission. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2018.

## Further reading

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* carolyn frohmader – executive director, women with disabilities australia P♀sitively Remarkable People

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