Jessie Cooper
Jessie Mary Cooper (née McAndrew) (1914 – 28 December 1993) was elected as a Liberal and Country League representative to the South Australian Legislative Council in 1959. She was the first female member of the Parliament of South Australia, beating Joyce Steele, who had been elected to the House of Assembly the same day, by only an hour. She served until her retirement in 1979.
Read more about Jessie Cooper: Pre-parliament, Entering Parliament
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