Margaret Battye

Margaret Battye (9 August 1909 – 16 November 1949) was an Australian lawyer. She became influential in politics, business, and the legal advancement of women. Battye was the first woman to represent a client and begin a legal practice in Western Australia. 

Battye died of thyrotoxicosis in 1949.

References

Other websites
 Davidson, Dianne, Women on the warpath : feminists of the first wave, University of Western Australia Press, Nedlands, WA, 1997.

Category:1909 births
Category:1949 deaths
Category:Australian lawyers
Category:People from Western Australia