Molly Craig

Molly Kelly
Born
Molly Craig

c. 1916–1917
Jigalong, Western Australia
DiedJanuary 2004 (approximately 87)
Jigalong, Western Australia
Known forInspiration for novel Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence and its film adaptation Rabbit-Proof Fence film
Parent(s)Maude (Mother), Thomas Craig (father)
FamilyDoris Pilkington Garimara (daughter), Daisy Kadibil (half-sister)

Molly Kelly (née Craig, died January 2004) was an Australian Martu Aboriginal woman, known for her escape from the Moore River Native Settlement in 1931 and subsequent 1,600 km (990 mi) trek home with her half-sister Daisy Kadibil (née Burungu) and cousin Gracie Cross (née Fields). She was a member of the Stolen Generations, who were part-white, part-Aboriginal children forcibly removed from their families by the Australian government. Her story was the inspiration for the book Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence written by her daughter Doris Pilkington Garimara and its 2002 film adaptation Rabbit-Proof Fence.

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