Jessie Street
Jessie Mary Grey Street (née Lillingston; born Chota Nagpur, Bihar, India, 18 April 1889; died 2 July 1970) 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.
Read more about Jessie Street: Aboriginal Rights, Women's Rights, Political Involvement, General Peace and Social Justice, Controversy, Eminent Relatives, Further Reading
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