Edith Jones (activist)
Edith Jones | |
---|---|
Born | Edith Brown 1875 |
Died | 24 November 1952 | (aged 77)
Edith Emily Jones (1875–1952)[1] was an English-born Australian activist, noted for her advocacy for Indigenous Australians in the 1920s.
Early life and marriage
Born Edith Brown in
Career
Although returning to England briefly in 1910, by 1912 John was the general secretary of the
Jones' increasing activism and expertise in Indigenous matters was recognised in 1929, when she gave evidence to a
Returning to England with her husband in 1930, Jones continued to issue a series of papers that were critical of the treatment of Indigenous people in Australia. She formed a committee within the Anti-Slavery and Aborigines' Protection Society in 1932 to coordinate international campaigns to put pressure on the Australian government over the issue, and both she and her husband continued to agitate for reform to laws that discriminated against indigenous people in the areas of health, education, and citizenship. She died in 1952 in Kent.[2]
References
- ^ Stone, Caitlin. "Jones, Edith Emily". The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ a b Paisley, Fiona. Jones, Edith Emily (1875–1952). Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
- ISBN 9780802091345.
External links
- Jones, Edith Emily at The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia