Woman Rischbieth, Bessie Mabel

Occupation: Women's rights activist

Written by Caitlin Stone, The University of Melbourne

Bessie Mabel Rischbieth was born in Adelaide in 1874. She was an activist for women's rights and the founding president of the Australian Federation of Women's Societies. She died in 1967.

Published Resources

Online Resources

'Rischbieth, Bessie Mabel', The Australian Women's Register, National Foundation for Australian Women, http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/IMP0142b.htm. Details

Work on The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia was undertaken as part of the Australian Research Council's Linkage Projects funding scheme (project number LP100200304).

Published by the Australian Women's Archives Project 2014
ISBN 978-0-7340-4873-8
http://www.womenaustralia.info/leaders/biogs/WLE0366b.htm

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