Jillian Isobel “Jill” Roe was born on November 10, 1940, at Tumby Bay, South Australia and died on January 12, 2017.

She was an Australian historian and academic

She wrote a definitive biography of the Australian writer Miles Franklin.

She was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) at the Queen’s Birthday Honours in 2007

Jill Roe passed away at at 76 years old.