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Jean Calder

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Jean Elizabeth Calder AC (1932 or 1933 – 28 November 2022) was an Australian rehabilitation specialist and humanitarian worker who spent more than 25 years working with the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) in refugee camps and with disabled people in Lebanon, Gaza and Egypt.

Following her appointment as a Companion of the Order of Australia (Australia's highest honour) in 2005, SBS broadcast a half-hour documentary, Doctor of Hope, on Calder's humanitarian work with the disabled and disadvantaged in the Middle East. It was presented by George Negus and reported by Elizabeth Tadic.[1]

Calder's autobiography, Where the Road Leads: An Australian Woman’s Journey of Love and Determination, was published by Hachette Australia in 2007.[2] Reviewer Heather Pavitt admired her "absolute dedication" to her work with "underprivileged, disabled Palestinians".[3]

Calder died in Khan Yunis on 28 November 2022, at the age of 89.[4][5]

Awards and recognition

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Works

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  • Calder, Jean E; University of Queensland. Dept. of Human Movement Studies (1976), Motor Activity Ideas Manual for Teachers, University of Queensland, Dept. of Human Movement Studies, retrieved 12 July 2018
  • Calder, Jean E (1977), Participant Observation Study of a Group of Mentally Retarded Adults — March 19 to May 18, 1977, Pennsylvania State University, retrieved 12 July 2018
  • Calder, Jean E; University of Queensland. Department of Human Movement Studies (1979), The Queensland Motor Performance Screening Test for Young Children, University of Queensland, Dept. of Human Movement Studies, ISBN 978-0-86776-027-9
  • Calder, Jean E (2007), Where the Road Leads: An Australian woman's journey of love and determination, Hachette Australia, ISBN 978-0-7336-2037-9

References

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  1. ^ Jean Calder : doctor of hope, SBS, 2005, retrieved 12 July 2018
  2. ^ Calder, Jean E (2007), Where the road leads : an Australian woman's journey of love and determination, Hachette Australia, ISBN 978-0-7336-2037-9
  3. ^ Pavitt, Heather (2009). "Where the Road Leads". Social Alternatives. 28 (3): 65–66. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  4. ^ Abu Aisha, Nour (28 November 2022). "وفاة طبيبة أسترالية مناصرة للقضية الفلسطينية جنوبي غزة". Anadolu. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Australian doctor who devoted her life to help Palestine refugees dies in Gaza". Middle East Monitor. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  6. ^ "CALDER, Jean Elizabeth". Australian Honours Search Facility, Dept of Prime Minister & Cabinet. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Dr Jean Calder AC". Alumni & Community. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2018.