Woman Guthrie, Bessie Jean Thompson (1905 - 1977)

Born: 1905
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died: 1977
Occupation: Designer, Domestic violence campaigner and Feminist

Written by Caitlin Stone, The University of Melbourne

Bessie Guthrie was born in Sydney in 1905. In 1974, she helped to establish Elsie Women's Refuge. She died in 1977.

Published Resources

Online Resources

'Guthrie, Bessie Jean Thompson', The Australian Women's Register, National Foundation for Australian Women, http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE3694b.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/WLE0751b.htm

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