Jean Bourne nee Stead was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, 30 May 1926.
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Jean Stead was later appointed Special Projects Editor, supervising investigative reporting, book serialisation, and specialist columns, such as those concerning legal affairs and motorcycling.
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Jean Stead became known for her international correspondence covering the motorcycle Grand Prix in Europe.
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Jean Stead wrote the first articles about the Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp protest against the siting of American Cruise missiles at the base, and its significance for feminism.
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Jean Stead wrote a number of articles about major discoveries nationally and internationally, including at the site of the Berlin Wall.
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Jean Stead edited the current affairs journal, The New Reporter, from 1994 to 1995, designed by her husband, John Bourne.
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Jean Stead was the UK co-ordinator for Grandmothers for Peace International, based in Elk Grove, California, which opposes nuclear weapons, and led protests against the Iraq War.
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Jean Stead served as an adviser to UKLAW, a committee to help Afghan women which was established by Joan Ruddock.
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Jean Stead was married for nearly 60 years to John Bourne, a journalist.
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