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

BornAlison Mary Gray
(1943-03-11)11 March 1943
Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Died1 September 2021(2021-09-01) (aged 78)
Wellington, New Zealand
EducationChilton Saint James School
Wellington Girls' College
Alma materVictoria University of Wellington
University of Auckland
Spouse
Ross Webb
(m. 1963, divorced)
PartnerGarth Baker (from 1984)
Children3

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

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  • 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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Wilde, Vicki; Torrie, Rae. "Alison Gray – farewell". ANZEA. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  3. ^ Pearson, David. "Alison Gray 1943–2021". Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2003". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 2 June 2003. Retrieved 6 November 2021.