Life Summary - Jeanne Alida (Jan) Ruff-O'Herne

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Ruff-O'Herne, Jeanne Alida (Jan) (1923–2019)

	Ruff-O'Herne, Jeanne Alida (Jan) (1923–2019)
Born	18 January, 1923 Bandung , West Java , Indonesia
Died	19 August, 2019 (aged 96) Adelaide , South Australia , Australia
Cultural Heritage	Dutch
Religious Influence	Catholic
Occupation*	schoolteacher (1962-1970) South Australia, Australia human rights activist (1992-2019) South Australia, Australia autobiographer/memoirist (1993-1994) South Australia, Australia
Awards	Centenary Medal (recipient, 2001) Order of Orange-Nassau (recipient, 2001) Dame Commander of the Order of Saint Sylvester (recipient, 2002) Officer of the Order of Australia (recipient, 2002)
Groups*	comfort women (member, 1944)
Social Issues*	rape in war (victim, 1944)

* Dates are approximate

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