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Marie Beuzeville Byles c1915

Marie Beuzeville Byles c1915

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State Library of New South Wales

[c046270001 / MLMSS 7071]

(Mitchell Library)

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Byles, Marie

Marie Byles overcame formal and informal obstacles in order to become Sydney's first practicing woman lawyer. She mentored other women in law, and became an advocate for women's rights in other fields, as well as an environmental activist and a writer about Buddhism.

English

Legal profession

Feminism

Byles, Marie

Pioneering woman lawyer, bushwalker and Buddhist who gave endless opportunities to women in law as she had herself overcome many obstacles to her chosen career.

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