About Jean Beadle
Lived 1868 – 1942 (aged 74). Jean Beadle was an Australian trade unionist and suffragette.
Jean Beadle (born Jane Miller; 1 January 1868 – 22 May 1942) was an Australian feminist, social worker and Labor party member.
Life Jane Miller was born on 1 January 1868 in Clunes, Victoria, daughter of George Darlington Miller, a miner, and his wife Jane Spencer. She left school early to assist her widowed father. She worked in Melbourne's oppressive clothing factories until her marriage to Henry Beadle (a militant and an iron moulder) on 19 May 1888.
Jeanette Place, in the Canberra suburb of Gilmore, is named in her honour, "Jeanette" having been her pen-name.
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Who was Jean Beadle?
Australian activist (1868–1942)
When was Jean Beadle born?
Jean Beadle was born on 1 January 1868 in Clunes.
When did Jean Beadle die?
Jean Beadle died on 22 May 1942 in Perth, Western Australia.
What was Jean Beadle's occupation?
Jean Beadle was a trade unionist and suffragette.
What nationality was Jean Beadle?
Jean Beadle was Australian.
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