Amelia Lambrick

Amelia Lambrick (23 March 1864 – 27 September 1956) was an Australian public servant, pacifist, and social reformer. She was President of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.

Life and work Amelia Lambrick was born on 23 March 1864 in North Melbourne, Australia, the eldest of five children of Erasmus Pascoe Lambrick and Amelia (née Bertram).

Lambrick began working for the Victorian public service in 1886 and, following various positions in the Postmaster General's Department, worked in the Customs Department for 37 years.

Lambrick died at her home at Malvern East on 27 September 1956, and was cremated.

Philosophy Lambrick was drawn to theosophy, and believed firmly in the concept of universal brotherhood, which underpinned her activism. She said: "Peace stands for truth, justice, brotherhood, and these are the foundations of all true civilisation".