Item:
Australia Post FDC - Celebrating the Centenary Of The Birth Of Jessie Street - 1989
Perfect condition first day cover honouring the founder of womens rights in Australia.
History:
Jessie Street campaigned for equality of status for women, equal pay, appointment of women to public office and their election to parliament. In 1911 she attended a conference of the International Council for Women in Rome. She was also co-founder (1928) and President of United Associations of Women. Jessie was the only Australian woman delegate at the founding of the United Nations in 1945 and established (co-founder of) the UN Commission of the Status of Women and Charter of women's rights.
*All historical information taken from Wikipedia for educational purposes only.