Millicent Preston-Stanley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian politician and feminist
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Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
About Millicent Preston-Stanley
- Millicent Preston-Stanley (9 September 1883 – 23 June 1955) was an Australian feminist, and politician who was the first female member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.
- In 1925 she became the second woman to enter government in Australia.
- She was also among the first women in New South Wales to become Justices of the Peace and served as president of the Women Justices Association from 1923 to 1926.
- Throughout her life she advocated for women's rights, health reform, and temperance.In 1925 Preston-Stanley became the first female member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, representing the Eastern Suburbs as a member of the Nationalist Party, one of the historic predecessor parties to today's Liberal Party.
- After a failed bid in the 1921 election she persevered and picked the seat up in May 1925, and held the seat until September 1927.
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