Jollie-Smith, Christian Brynhild Ochiltree (1885 - 1963)

Christian Jollie-Smith graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Laws in 1911, and was admitted to the Bar in 1914. She was appointed professional assistant in the Crown Solicitor's Office, Melbourne.

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. 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.

Monographs

• Smith, Christian Jollie, The Japanese Labor Movement, Smithson Bros., Melbourne, 1919, 16 pp. [ Details... ]

See also

• Australian Dictionary of Biography Online, 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au. [ Details... ]
• Radi, Heather (ed.), 200 Australian Women: A Redress Anthology, Women's Redress Press, Sydney, 1988, 258 pp. (Also available at http://www.200australianwomen.com/) [ Details... ]