1. Julia Margaret Guerin Halloran Lavender, known popularly as Bella Guerin, was an Australian feminist, women's rights activist, women's suffragist, anti-conscriptionist, political activist and schoolteacher.
11 Facts About Bella Guerin
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Bella Guerin was the daughter of Julia Margaret and Patrick Guerin; her parents were both born in Ireland.
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Bella Guerin's father worked as a penal sergeant and rose to the rank of governor of gaols.
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Bella Guerin taught first at Loreto College, Victoria, urging higher education scholarships for Catholic girls to produce 'a band of noble thoughtful women as a powerful influence for good'.
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Bella Guerin married civil servant and poet Henry Halloran at St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne, on 29 June 1891.
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Bella Guerin died in Sydney on 19 May 1893, leaving her with an infant son, Henry Marco.
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Bella Guerin's increasing political activity and disputes over conditions with the Education Department probably contributed to this outcome.
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Bella Guerin described her political evolution as from "Imperialistic butterfly" to "democratic grub" and experienced continual tensions as a socialist feminist within the Labor Party.
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Bella Guerin was regarded as an orator of "unique talents".
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Bella Guerin died in Adelaide on 26 July 1923 of cirrhosis of the liver, aged 65, and was buried in the Catholic cemetery at West Terrace.
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Bella Guerin was posthumously inducted onto the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in 2001.