Margaret Whitlam
Margaret Elaine Whitlam, AO (19 November 1919 – 17 March 2012) was a prominent Australian and the wife of former Prime Minister of Australia Gough Whitlam. She was a published author, social worker and former champion swimmer, having represented Australia at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney.
Read more about Margaret Whitlam: Early Life, Marriage and Children, Advocacy and Public Life, Honours, Published Works, Memorials
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—Gough Whitlam (b. 1916)