Jessie Street, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jessie Street

Australian activist

Date of Birth: 18-Apr-1889

Place of Birth: Ranchi, Jharkhand, India

Date of Death: 02-Jul-1970

Profession: writer, suffragette

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Jessie Street

  • Jessie Mary Grey Street (née Lillingston, later Lady Street; 18 April 1889 – 2 July 1970) was an Australian suffragette and an extensive campaigner for peace and human rights.
  • A maverick among Australia's conservative establishment, she was dubbed Red Jessie by her detractors in the right-wing media for her efforts to promote diplomacy with the USSR and to ease tensions during the Cold War.
  • She was nevertheless ardent until death in her support for the progressive cause.

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