The Summit of Her Ambition: Marie Byles
Where: Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, Central & CBD, New South Wales
Restrictions: All Ages
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- Admission: Free
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Listed by: Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts
Marie Byles was at the forefront of social change as the first woman to be admitted as a solicitor in NSW. She established a successful practice in 1929 and fought for women’s equal rights in law, including that of equal guardianship rights for mothers (1934).
Marie was also a devoted bushwalker and eminent conservationist. As Australia’s first environmental lawyer, Marie helped reserve precious wilderness areas for national parks.
A fearless explorer-mountaineer, she travelled the world in search of virgin peaks and learnt mindfulness meditation in Burma. Her books on Buddha’s teachings influenced a generation of seekers in the 1960s.
Anne McLeod celebrates Marie’s exceptional life as a social activist, environmentalist, mountaineer and early Western Buddhist, illustrated with Marie’s own photographs.
Free, everyone welcome. No bookings required.
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