Lillias Margaret Skene

Lillias Margaret Skene

Lillias Margaret Skene (née Hamilton) (March 28 1867 - March 25 1957) was an Australian women's rights activist.

Lillias was born in Smythesdale, Victoria and educated at Alexandra College in Hamilton, Victoria. In 1877 she married David Alexander Skene, brother of politician Thomas Skene; they had four children.

References

*Smart, J. [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A160304b.htm?hilite=skene Skene, Lillias Margaret (1867 - 1957)] , "Australian Dictionary of Biography", Volume 16, Melbourne University Press, 2002, pp 254-255.


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