- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE3705
Jollie-Smith, Christian Brynhild Ochiltree
(1885 – 1963)- Born 15 March 1885, Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Died 14 January 1963, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Occupation Barrister, Communist, Lawyer, social activist, Solicitor
Summary
Christian Brynhild Ochiltree Jollie-Smith studied law at the University of Melbourne, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws in 1911. She was admitted as a barrister and solicitor by the Supreme Court of Victoria on 1 October 1912. She practiced as a solicitor in Melbourne from 1914, was appointed professional assistant in the Crown Solicitor’s Office, Melbourne.
Jollie-Smith was a foundation committee-member of the Communist Party of Australia. A socialist and member of the Communist Party, Jollie-Smith published the Australian Communist journal. Her own work, The Japanese Labour Movement, was published in 1919. After moving to Sydney, Jollie-Smith established her own successful legal practice. In 1924 she became the second woman admitted as a solicitor in New South Wales. Jollie-Smith mainly dealt with political and industrial cases, and championed the working class. She was often employed by trade unions, or by those engaged in anti-eviction disputes during the depression years. Jollie-Smith regularly contributed to the Communist publication, Workers’ Weekly, and to Tribune.
Published resources
- Edited Book
- Monograph
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Resource
- Trove: Jollie Smith, Christian (1885-1963), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-753063
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Resource Section
- Jollie Smith, Christian (1885-1963), Damousi, Joy, 2006, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/jollie-smith-christian-8465
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Thesis
- Christian Jollie Smith: a life, Skinner, Carolyn, 2008, http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/135282
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Site Exhibition
- Australian Women Lawyers as Active Citizens, http://www.womenaustralia.info/lawyers/biogs/AWE3705b.htm