Dame Monica Josephine Gallagher, Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, DCSG was an Australian community worker and church activist.
Career
She had been associated with church and other community groups in her voluntary work. Her husband since 1946, Doctor John Gallagher, was a Willoughby physician, who practised for more than 50 years. The couple married in 1946.
The couple had four children: Paul, Brian, Julia and Mary-Louise.
In 1976, Doctor Gallagher was awarded a papal knighthood. Dame Monica Gallagher died on 18 September 2013, aged 90.
Membership
Her positions have included associate member of the New South Wales division of Australian Church Women, member of the advisory committee of the Festival of Light, past chairman of the Appeal Committee, Young Women"s Christian Association (Young Women’s Christian Association), Sydney, and board member of Save the Children Fund, New South Wales from 1992-1994.