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Ethel Marian Sumner "Maie" Casey, Baroness Casey AC FRSA (née Ryan; 13 March 1892 – 20 January 1983) was an Australian pioneer aviator, poet, librettist, biographer, memoirist and artist. Lord Casey was her husband. Robert Menzies famously referred to her, as "Lady Macbeth".
Back in Melbourne from 1946, as her husband pursued his political career, Maie Casey found herself in demand as a public speaker. Acquaintance with the educated women of India had convinced her that Australian women should be more active in public life, and she said so to a wide range of audiences.
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In October 1953 Casey flew a Fairchild 24 in Australia’s first air race for women. From 1960, she was Lady Casey; she and Casey regularly flew themselves between engagements, and she continued to fly into her 80s.
Overview. Lady Maie Casey. (1892—1983) Quick Reference. (1892–1983), born Melbourne as Maie Ryan, was the wife of Baron Casey of Berwick. She published three autobiographical accounts, An Australian Story 1837–1907 (1962), a history of four generations of ... From: Casey, Lady Maie in The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature »
Lady Maie Casey. b. 13 March 1891. Also known as Maie Ryan, Ethel Marian Sumner Ryan. Artist (Painter) Maie Casey was an amateur painter, who as the wife of the Governor-General did much to support the arts both in Australia and overseas. Biography (618 words) Although the exact location of her birth is contested, Maie Casey was born Ethel ...
A woman of bohemian sensibilities, she befriended Australian modernists and wrote poetry, biography, reminiscences and historical studies. Ambitious for her husband's political career, she was dubbed 'Lady Macbeth' by Menzies. Source. Langmore, Diane. Casey, Ethel Marian (Maie) (1891-1983), Australian Dictionary of Biography.
Cultural Advice. Hide message. Casey, Lady Ethel Marian (Maie) (1891–1983) writer, artist and flyer. Biographical Entries. Australian Dictionary of Biography entry. Related Entries in NCB Sites. view family tree. Casey, Richard Gavin Gardiner (husband) Ryan, Alice Elfrida (mother) Ryan, Charles Snodgrass (father) Ryan, Rupert Sumner (brother)
