Margaret Battye

Margaret Battye (9 August 1909 – 16 November 1949) was an Australian lawyer. She became influential in politics, business, and the legal advancement of women.[1] Battye was the first woman to represent a client and begin a legal practice in Western Australia.[2]

Margaret Battye
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Born(1909-08-09)9 August 1909
Died16 November 1949(1949-11-16) (aged 40)
Subiaco, Western Australia
NationalityAustralian
Alma materUniversity of Western Australia
OccupationLawyer

Battye died of thyrotoxicosis in 1949.

References

  1. Judith Ion. McClemans, Sheila Mary (1909 - 1988). Australian Women: Biographical entry (27 February 2004)National Foundation for Australian Women. Retrieved 2007-12-15.
  2. Daphne Bogue. Federal Women's Committee History to 2003. About (2003)The Liberal Party of Australia. Retrieved 2007-12-15.

Other websites

  • Davidson, Dianne, Women on the warpath : feminists of the first wave, University of Western Australia Press, Nedlands, WA, 1997.