Jessie Street
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Jessie Mary Grey, Lady Street (née Lillingston; 18 April 1889 – 2 July 1970) was an Australian diplomat, suffragette and campaigner for Indigenous Australian rights, dubbed "Red Jessie" by the media. As Australia's only female delegate to the founding of the United Nations in 1945, Jessie was Australia's first female delegate to the United Nations, where she ensured the inclusion of sex as a non-discrimination clause in the United Nations Charter. She was Lady Street by her husband, Sir Kenneth Whistler Street.
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Born | Jessie Mary Grey Lillingston (1889-04-18)18 April 1889 |
Died | 2 July 1970(1970-07-02) (aged 81) Sydney, Australia |
Monuments | Jessie Street Gardens, Jessie Street National Women's Library |
Nationality | Australian |
Alma mater | University of Sydney (BA, 1911) |
Spouse | Sir Kenneth Whistler Street |
Children | Sir Laurence Whistler Street |
Relatives | Edward Ogilvie (grandfather) Sir Philip Whistler Street (father-in-law) |
Family | Street |
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