Alison Mary Gray QSM (11 March 1943 – 1 September 2021) was a New Zealand writer and social researcher. She wrote 11 books, ranging from feminist oral histories to novels and children's books. Gray established a social policy research consultancy that contributed to public sector policy reports in New Zealand and other Pacific nations.[1][2][3]
Alison Gray | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alison Mary Gray 11 March 1943 Lower Hutt, New Zealand |
| Died | 1 September 2021 (aged 78) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Education | Chilton Saint James School Wellington Girls' College |
| Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington University of Auckland |
| Spouse |
Ross Webb
(m. 1963, divorced) |
| Partner | Garth Baker (from 1984) |
| Children | 3 |
In 1990, Gray received the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.[1] In the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours, she was awarded the Queen's Service Medal for public services.[4]
Gray died in Wellington from motor neuron disease on 1 September 2021.[1]
Selected works
edit- Barrington, Rosemary; Gray, Alison (1981). The Smith Women: 100 New Zealand Women Talk About Their Lives. Reed. ISBN 978-0-589-01388-2.
- Gray, Alison (1985). Expressions of Sexuality. Martin Stewart, photographer. Reed Methuen. ISBN 978-0-474-00004-1.
- Gray, Alison (1988). Teenangels: Being a New Zealand Teenager. Allen & Unwin/Port Nicholson Press. ISBN 978-0-86861-619-3.
- Gray, Alison (28 April 2021). Mothers & Daughters. Bridget Williams Books (published 1993). ISBN 978-0-908912-37-7.
- Gray, Alison (1997). Against the Odds: New Zealand Paralympians. Hodder Moa Beckett. ISBN 978-1-86958-566-2.
References
edit- ^ a b c Westaway, Jane (16 October 2021). "Obituary: Alison Gray found wide readership with a series of oral history books". Stuff. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ Wilde, Vicki; Torrie, Rae. "Alison Gray – farewell". ANZEA. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ Pearson, David. "Alison Gray 1943–2021". Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2003". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 2 June 2003. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
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