Veronica Brady
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Veronica Brady is a West Australian Catholic
nun
, writer and academic: she was one of the first Australian nuns to broadcast and teach at university
.
She is an authority on Nobel Prize
-winning Australian author Patrick White
and wrote a biography of Australian poet
Judith Wright
.
After teaching at Loreto Convent in Kirribilli
, NSW, Brady went to the University of Western Australia
in 1972, and became an Associate Professor in 1991. She is currently Emeritus Professor of English at UWA.
Brady is known for being outspoken: she has publicly criticised the Vatican
stance on abortion
, homosexuality and contraception
, has been involved in the Aboriginal rights movement and the anti-uranium mining lobby, and supports the ordination of female priests in the Catholic Church.
Kath Gordon's biography
of Sister Brady is Larrikin Angel.
Her other writings include Caught in the Draught, Polyphonies of the Self, and South of My Days.
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
nun
Nun
A nun is a woman who has taken vows committing her to live a spiritual life. She may be an ascetic who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent...
, writer and academic: she was one of the first Australian nuns to broadcast and teach at university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
.
She is an authority on Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...
-winning Australian author Patrick White
Patrick White
Patrick Victor Martindale White , an Australian author, is widely regarded as an important English-language novelist of the 20th century. From 1935 until his death, he published 12 novels, two short-story collections and eight plays.White's fiction employs humour, florid prose, shifting narrative...
and wrote a biography of Australian poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
Judith Wright
Judith Wright
Judith Arundell Wright was an Australian poet, environmentalist and campaigner for Aboriginal land rights.-Biography:...
.
After teaching at Loreto Convent in Kirribilli
Kirribilli, New South Wales
Kirribilli is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located three kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area administered by North Sydney Council...
, NSW, Brady went to the University of Western Australia
University of Western Australia
The University of Western Australia was established by an Act of the Western Australian Parliament in February 1911, and began teaching students for the first time in 1913. It is the oldest university in the state of Western Australia and the only university in the state to be a member of the...
in 1972, and became an Associate Professor in 1991. She is currently Emeritus Professor of English at UWA.
Brady is known for being outspoken: she has publicly criticised the Vatican
Holy See
The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and...
stance on abortion
Abortion
Abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to viability. An abortion can occur spontaneously, in which case it is usually called a miscarriage, or it can be purposely induced...
, homosexuality and contraception
Contraception
Contraception is the prevention of the fusion of gametes during or after sexual activity. The term contraception is a contraction of contra, which means against, and the word conception, meaning fertilization...
, has been involved in the Aboriginal rights movement and the anti-uranium mining lobby, and supports the ordination of female priests in the Catholic Church.
Kath Gordon's biography
Biography
A biography is a detailed description or account of someone's life. More than a list of basic facts , biography also portrays the subject's experience of those events...
of Sister Brady is Larrikin Angel.
Her other writings include Caught in the Draught, Polyphonies of the Self, and South of My Days.