Byles, Marie Beuzeville

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Dates:
Birth 1900
Death 1979
Birth 1900-04-08
Death 1979-11-21

Biographical notes:

Marie Beuzeville Byles (b. Apr. 8 1900, Ashton upon Mersey, England– Nov. 211 1979, Cheltenham, Australia) became the first woman to be admitted as a solicitor in New South Wales. She set up her own law practice in 1929, the first woman to do so in New South Wales. She was a conservationist, explorer, and mountaineer.

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Subjects:

  • Feminists
  • Voyages around the world
  • Women conservationists
  • Women lawyers
  • Women mountaineers
  • Women travelers

Occupations:

  • Lawyers

Places:

  • Australia--New South Wales (as recorded)
  • ENG, GB
  • 02, AU