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Papers of Jessie Street, c. 1914-1968

6 metres (31 archives boxes + 1 small folio box + 3 packets + 1 volume + 1 sound/av carrier)
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The papers document Street's involvement in the major feminist organisation at the time: the United Associations of Women (U.A.W). She was President of this organisation for many years, from its inception in 1929. The records relating to the struggle for Aboriginal rights are extensive and include petitions to the Holt Government calling for a referendum.