Background
She was born in Clunes, Victoria, daughter of George Darlington Miller, miner and his wife Jane, née Spencer.
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Jean Beadle
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Career
She was involved in industrial action, working with striking miners and their families and organised a union of female factory workers. In 1901 the Beadles moved to Western Australia. Jean founded the Labor women"s organization in Fremantle in 1905, and when they moved to the goldfields in 1906 she formed the Eastern Goldfields Women"s Labor League.
After returning to Perth in 1911 she played an active role in the ALP and was a delegate at the first Labor Women"s Conference at Perth in October 1912, and was appointed chair, a position she held for 30 years.
Beadle was associated with the Perth Children"s Court since 1915 and was appointed special magistrate in 1919, and from 1920 was one of the first women to be a sworn magistrate in Perth.
Politics
She joined the Women"s Suffrage Alliance and, from 1898, was prominent in the Women"s Political and Social Crusade. Through her involvement with the party she was a candidate for Senate pre-selection in 1931.
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Nationality
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Political Party
Labor Party member