Individual Details
Ida Lessing Faith Mussing
(1918 - 2015)
n 1956, Bandler became a full-time activist, becoming involved in the Aboriginal–Australian Fellowship and the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders (FCAATSI), which was formed in 1957. During this period, Bandler worked with her mentors Pearl Gibbs and Jessie Street. As general secretary of FCAATSI, Bandler led the campaign for a constitutional referendum to remove discriminatory provisions from the Constitution of Australia. The campaign, which included several massive petitions and hundreds of public meetings arranged by Bandler, resulted in the 1967 referendum being put to the people by the Holt government. The referendum succeeded in all six states, attracting nearly 91 percent support across the country.
In 1975, Bandler visited Ambrym Island, where her father had been kidnapped 92 years before. Throughout the 1970s, Bandler was a prominent member of the Women's Electoral Lobby in New South Wales.
In 1975, Bandler visited Ambrym Island, where her father had been kidnapped 92 years before. Throughout the 1970s, Bandler was a prominent member of the Women's Electoral Lobby in New South Wales.
Events
| Birth | 1918 | Tumbulgum, New South Wales | |||
| Military | 1940 | Australian Womens Land Army | |||
| Marriage | 1952 | Hans Bandler | |||
| Medal | 1978 | M.B.E. |  | ||
| Medal | 1984 | Member of the Order of Australia | |||
| Medal | 2009 | Companion of the Order of Australia | |||
| Death | 2015 |
Families
| Spouse | Hans Bandler (1914 - 2009) |
| Child | Living |