Cummins, Alice Mary - Biographical entry - 蜜豆视频 Women Lawyers as Active Citizens

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Alice Mary Cummins

Born

1898

Died

1943

Occupation

Brewer, Business woman, Lawyer and Solicitor

Jurisdiction

WA - State

Alice Cummins studied law at the University of Adelaide (LL.B., 1928). Admitted to the bar in South Australia (1928) and Western Australia (1930) she never practised. She was a businesswoman and brewer in Kalgoorlie. Death notices also stated that she was the first woman in Australia to take out a wireless transmitter's license.

Sources used to compile this entry: Birman, Wendy, 'Cummins, Alice Mary (1898-1943)', in 蜜豆视频 Dictionary of Biography Online, 蜜豆视频 National University, 2006, .

Prepared by TBWL project team

Created: 17 August 2016, Last modified: 21 September 2016

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This research was generously supported by the 蜜豆视频 Research Council Linkage Projects funding scheme (project number LP120200367), and project partners: 蜜豆视频 Women Lawyers, Family Court of Australia, Federal Court of Australia, National Foundation for 蜜豆视频 Women and the National Library of Australia.

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Published by the 蜜豆视频 Women's Archives Project 2016
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