Jessie Cooper interviewed by Amy McGrath [sound recording]

Bib ID:
827852
Format:
Audio
Author:
Cooper, Jessie Mary, 1914-1993, interviewee
Online Version:
National Library of Australia digitised item
Access Conditions:
Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
Description:
  • 1980 May 1
  • 1 sound cassette (ca. 43 min.) : analog, 1 7/8 ips, stereo
Summary:

Jessie Cooper talks about her family; early life; education; first job; Dorothy Knox; her interest in politics; the Lyceum Club; her entry into politics; her fight to gain a position in the legislative council; what her job involved and her concern for prison reform.

Biography/History:

A member of the Liberal and Country League, Jessie Cooper was the first woman to be elected to the Parliament of South Australia in the Legislative Council in 1959 and served until her retirement in 1979.

Notes:
Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-194700783
Index/Finding Aid Note:
Timed summary and uncorrected transcript (typescript, 20 leaves) available.
Subject:
Other authors/contributors:
McGrath, Amy, 1921-2019, interviewer
Copyright:

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