Jessie Street

Female, Deceased Person

1889 – 1970

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Who was Jessie Street?

Jessie Mary Grey Street was an Australian suffragette, feminist and human rights campaigner.

She was a key figure in Australian political life for over 50 years, from the women's suffrage struggle in England to the removal of Australia's constitutional discrimination against Aboriginal people in 1967. She is recognised both in Australia and internationally for her activism in women's rights, social justice and peace.

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Born
Apr 18, 1889
Ranchi
Died
Jul 2, 1970

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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