Veteran Socialist Jean Besant [Bessant] died in Brisbane recently.
She had been an active fighter for peace and Socialism since the great anti-conscription struggles.
She joined the Communist Party in 1920 and up to her death was an active branch member.
Tribune extends sincere sympathies to Jean Besant's family.
'Bessant, Jean (1883–1952)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/bessant-jean-32636/text40510, accessed 8 August 2022.
12 December,
1883
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
30 October,
1952
(aged 68)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia