Jessie Street | |
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| Born | Jessie Mary Grey Lillingston 18 April 1889 |
| Died | 2 July 1970 (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 |
Jessie Mary Grey Street (née Lillingston; 18 April 1889 – 2 July 1970) was an Australian diplomat, suffragette and campaigner for Indigenous Australian rights, commonly referred to as Mrs Kenneth Street,[1] but later 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 from 1956,[a] with the elevation of her husband Sir Kenneth Whistler Street.
- ^ "Mrs Kenneth Street". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 28, 684. New South Wales, Australia. 10 December 1929. p. 4. Retrieved 3 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
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