Marie Byles

Marie Beuzeville Byles (8 April 1900—21 November 1979) is known as a committed conservationist, the first practicing female solicitor in New South Wales (NSW), mountaineer, explorer and avid bushwalker, feminist, author and an original member of the Buddhist Society in New South Wales. She was also a travel and non-fiction writer.

Personal facts

Marie Byles
Birth dateApril 08, 1900
Birth place
Cheshire , England , Ashton upon Mersey
Religion
Buddhism
Date of deathNovember 21, 1979
Place of death
New South Wales , Sydney , Cheltenham New South Wales , Australia
Residence
New South Wales , Cheltenham New South Wales
Education
Pymble Ladies' College
University of Sydney
Presbyterian Ladies' College Sydney
Known for
Author
Feminism
Mountaineering
Conservation movement
Solicitor
Exploration

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