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Ivy Deakin Brookes (14 July 1883 – 27 December 1970) was an Australian community worker and activist. She held leadership positions across a wide range of organisations in Victoria. She was president of the National Council of Women of Australia from 1948 to 1953.
Ivy Brookes founded the first Housewives' Association in Australia in 1915. Ivy Brookes was born in South Yarra, Victoria, in 1883, the eldest daughter of Pattie and Alfred Deakin, the second Prime Minister of Australia. She was educated privately and at Merton Hall.
Ivy Brookes was involved with just about every voluntary organisation open to her. An overview of her activities paints a valuable portrait of the times. It is illustrative, in particular, of a leaning toward American influences, a shift in philanthropic priorities, and a strengthening independence in women’s philanthropy.
William Brookes, born in Northampton, England, came to Victoria in 1852 aged 18, made his way to Sandhurst as a bullock-driver and amassed a fortune through mining ventures, notably the Golden Fleece claim; he settled prosperously in Melbourne in 1871.
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29. Aug. 2003 · Deakin, Ivy (maiden name, 14 July 1883 - 3 July 1905) Summary. The daughter of former Prime Minister Alfred Deakin, and wife of public official Herbert Brookes, Ivy Brookes played an active part in Australian political life. She occupied a central role in the National Council of Women; the Housewives' Association; the International ...
Charity Worker, Philanthropist and Political Activist. Written by Shurlee Swain, Australian Catholic University. Ivy Brookes was born in the Melbourne suburb of South Yarra, Victoria in 1882, the eldest daughter of politician Alfred Deakin and his wife, Pattie.
Ivy Brookes was a member of the National Council of Women, the Historical Society of Victoria and a community activist. She had many cultural, philanthropic and political interests and was honoured on the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in 2001.
