Joan Coxsedge
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Joan Marjorie Coxsedge is an Australia
n artist, activist, and a former politician. She was one of the first two women elected to the Victorian Legislative Council
in 1979.
Joan Rochester was born in Ballarat, Victoria
. Following school she worked as a professional artist. She joined the Australian Labor Party
in 1967. She became involved with the Save Our Sons Movement, opposed to conscription for the Vietnam War
, and in 1971 was imprisoned for anti-conscription activities. She was imprisoned with four others from the 'Save our Sons' organisation. In 1973 she was the founding chairman of the Committee for the Abolition of Political Police.
She unsuccessfully stood for election for the Victorian Legislative Assembly
at the 1973 and 1976 elections. In 1979 she was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council
and served until 1992.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n artist, activist, and a former politician. She was one of the first two women elected to the Victorian Legislative Council
Victorian Legislative Council
The Victorian Legislative Council, is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Victoria, Australia; the lower house being the Legislative Assembly. Both houses sit in Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne. The Legislative Council serves as a house of review, in a similar fashion to...
in 1979.
Joan Rochester was born in Ballarat, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
. Following school she worked as a professional artist. She joined the Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
in 1967. She became involved with the Save Our Sons Movement, opposed to conscription for the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
, and in 1971 was imprisoned for anti-conscription activities. She was imprisoned with four others from the 'Save our Sons' organisation. In 1973 she was the founding chairman of the Committee for the Abolition of Political Police.
She unsuccessfully stood for election for the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia. Together with the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house, it sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Melbourne.-History:...
at the 1973 and 1976 elections. In 1979 she was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council
Victorian Legislative Council
The Victorian Legislative Council, is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Victoria, Australia; the lower house being the Legislative Assembly. Both houses sit in Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne. The Legislative Council serves as a house of review, in a similar fashion to...
and served until 1992.