Jessie Street
/Overview
Jessie Street (née Lillingston) born Chota Nagpur, Bihar, India April 18, 1889 (d. 1970). Australian feminist, Socialist and peace leader; only woman on Australian delegation to San Francisco Conference founding UN; Delegate of UNESCO 1947-8, vice chairperson; UN Human Rights Commission 1948; founded League of Nations Union 1918; executive of World Peace Council 1950; opposed Cold War and nuclear weapons; defended aboriginal rights, leading to successful referendum 1967.
Quotations
"Vital changes of policy have been brought about by moral pressure." (Australian Dict. of Biog.; photo vrroom.naa.gov.au)