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Name	Marie Patricia Sexton
Alternative Names	Marie Patricia Kinsella
Born	18 August, 1920 Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	6 May, 2010 (aged 89) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Cause of Death	pneumonia
Cultural Heritage	Belgian Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Education *	Fort Street Girls' High School (Sydney) (student, 1933-1937) University of Sydney (student, 1941-1944) University of Sydney (student, 1946-1949)
Occupation or Descriptor *	barrister (1949-1953) New South Wales, Australia barrister (1953-1980) Australian Capital Territory, Australia public servant (1953-1980) Federal, Australia
Key Organisations *	New South Wales Bar Association (member, 1949-1953) Women Lawyers Association (NSW) (member, 1952)
Workplaces *	Attorney-General's Dept (NSW) (public servant, 1953-1980)

* Dates are approximate

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