Barbara Ross Order of Service Memorial

Object/Artifact

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Museum of Transology

A memorial service flyer commemorates Barbara Ross OBE held on April 10th.

A memorial service flyer commemorates Barbara Ross OBE held on April 10th.

Name/Title

Barbara Ross Order of Service Memorial

Entry/Object ID

MOT/2024/NDOTC/NORW/030

Tags

Memorial, Funeral, National Day of Trans Collecting, Norwich

Description

This object was collected during the Museum of Transology's National Day of Trans Collecting and has been formally acquired by Norfolk Heritage Centre. You can find more about their museum and its collection at: www.norfolk.gov.uk/article/40296/Norfolk-Heritage-Centre

Collection

National Day of Trans Collecting

Category

Memorial, Photographs

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Notes

Norfolk Heritage Centre, Norwich

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Tag Transcription

Notes

Barbara Ross (1929 - 2015) began her career in gender counselling in 1974. Ross founded the Norfolk-based Gender Identity Services, and founded OASIS (a support group for trans people and loved ones) by the early 80s. In 2001, she organised the first Internationaal Transgender Conference at the University of East Anglia. In 2011, she was awarded an OBE for "services to Gender Dysphoria."