Jean Stead
Jean Bourne (30 May 1926 – 2 December 2016) was a British journalist.
Early life and education
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Jean Bourne nee Stead was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, 30 May 1926.
Career
Stead trained as a reporter on
Stead also wrote extensively about the
From 1983-88, she was The Guardian's Scotland correspondent, covering the
After her retirement in 1988, Stead returned for a short time as archaeology correspondent after archaeologists protested at the burial of the
In 2006, she was one of the organisers of a 25th anniversary exhibition of the Greenham Common women's protest. Stead was the UK co-ordinator for Grandmothers for Peace International, based in Elk Grove, California, which opposes nuclear weapons, and led protests against the Iraq War. She served as an adviser to UKLAW, a committee to help Afghan women which was established by Joan Ruddock.
Personal life
Stead was married for nearly 60 years to John Bourne, a journalist. They had two children and three grandchildren, and lived in London and Cornwall.
She died on 2 December 2016 at the age of 90.[3]
References
- ^ McNay, Michael (18 October 1999). "Obituary: Maggie Conlin". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- ^ Stead, Jean (5 September 2006). "The Greenham Common peace camp and its legacy". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- ^ "Jean Stead obituary". The Guardian. 6 December 2016. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023.