Jessie Street
Who is she
Jessie Street 1889-1970.
Her full name is Jessie Mary Grey Street.
She was born on the 18th of april 1889
in Ranchi, Bihar, India, and was the eldest of three children.
She came to Australia in 1907 and went to college
and after that she graduated in 1911.
She came to Australia because she wanted to get better
education and become something
when she gets older.
When she went to college she also met her future husband.
She soon became capitain of the womens hockey team.
Jessie Street founded the University of Womens Sport Association.
When her and her husband got married they had two daughters and two sons.
In 1970 she died on the Second of July.
After she died The Jessie Street National Women's Library was also opened up in Sydney.
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