Glenys Ward

Born

1949 King Edward Hospital in Perth, Western Australia
"Mum got permission for us to be there as it was quite unusual for an Aboriginal woman to attend a whitefella’s hospital"

Removed

1950 St Vincent’s Foundling Home and then when I was four, I was sent out to Wandering Mission, Western Australia

Personal Statement

I share my story so people know what we went through as children and to encourage others too, who went through the same as me, to be strong. We’ve crossed the barriers and we’re equal to everyone else.