Marie Byles
20th-century Australian lawyer, explorer and conservationist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Marie Beuzeville Byles (8 April 1900 – 21 November 1979) was an Australian conservationist, pacifist, the first practising female solicitor in New South Wales (NSW), mountaineer, explorer and avid bushwalker, feminist, journalist, and an original member of the Buddhist Society in New South Wales. She was also a travel and non-fiction writer.[1][2]
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Marie Beuzeville Byles | |
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Born | (1900-04-08)8 April 1900 Ashton upon Mersey, Cheshire, England |
Died | 21 November 1979(1979-11-21) (aged 79) Cheltenham, New South WalesCheltenham, Sydney, Australia |
Nationality | Australian |
Education | Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney Pymble Ladies' College |
Alma mater | University of Sydney (BA 1921, LLB 1924) |
Occupation(s) | Solicitor and author |
Known for | First practising female solicitor in N.S.W, pacifist, mountaineer, explorer, feminist, author and conservationist |
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