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Nancy Shelley

1926 – 2010

Australian activist

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About Nancy Shelley

Lived 1926 – 2010 (aged 83–84).

Nancy Jean Shelley (1926 –2010) OAM was a Quaker peace activist who represented the Australian peace movement at the United Nations in 1982. She was a prominent speaker at many Australian and international conferences in the 1980s and 1990s. Shelley received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 1989 for her work. She died on 28 September 2010.

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Important facts

Born
1926
Birth century
Died
2010
Awards
Medal of the Order of Australia

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People whose lives overlapped Nancy Shelley's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Nancy Shelley?

Australian activist

When was Nancy Shelley born?

Nancy Shelley was born in 1926.

When did Nancy Shelley die?

Nancy Shelley died in 2010.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Nancy Shelley

· Wikidata: Q6962981

· DBpedia: Nancy Shelley

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