Gloria Brennan

Gloria Faye Brennan (12 September 1948 – 2 November 1985) was an Aboriginal community leader and public servant from Western Australia, of Pindiini (Nyanganyatjara) descent.

Brennan advocated on a number of issues, including: Aboriginal land rights, welfare for women and children, Aboriginal education and health, the need for interpreter services, and nuclear energy. She worked for the Department of Aboriginal Affairs, at both a state and federal level.

Early years Gloria Brennan was born in Leonora, Western Australia, on 12 September 1948. She was the second child of Western Australian parents, James Brennan, a woodcutter, and Myrtle Brennan (née Goodilyer). She attended primary schools in Gwalia (they lived in the house next to the school), Laverton, and Menzies. Along with her siblings, she spent holidays with her maternal grandmothers, learning about her Aboriginal culture and heritage. She attended high school in Kalgoorlie and Perth. As was the Gloria Brennan Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women's Centre, which was established in East Perth in 1988.