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Amelia Best

Amelia Best, Australian politician (died 1979)

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Born
April 29, 1900
Died
November 14, 1979
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1900

About Amelia Best

Amelia Martha (Millie) Best MBE (29 April 1900 – 14 November 1979) was one of the first two women elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly. Best was born in Lower Barrington, Tasmania, Australia. She ran an arts and crafts business in Launceston and was involved in the Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) Canteen Services during World War II. She was elected to the House of Assembly representing the Liberal Party in the seat of Wilmot in 1955. She lost her seat in 1956, was re-elected in 1958 and lost her seat again in 1959. Amelia Martha (Millie) Best MBE (1900-1979) "Best, Amelia". Best, Amelia (Millie) (1900 - 1979) at The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia.

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Amelia Best timeline

  1. Amelia Martha (Millie) Best MBE (29 April 1900 – 14 November 1979) was one of the first two women elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly.
  2. Amelia Martha (Millie) Best MBE (1900-1979) "Best, Amelia".
  3. Best, Amelia (Millie) (1900 - 1979) at The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia.

The world when Amelia Best was born

Amelia Best was born in 1900. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1900

  • Best-selling book"To Have and to Hold" – Mary Johnston

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Davis Cup tennis tournament
  • Top headlineGalveston Hurricane kills 8,000+ — deadliest US disaster
  • Technology milestoneFirst zeppelin flight
  • World population~1.6B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
  • U.S. population76.2M

1900 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Amelia Best's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19002026
Average income$438$67,500
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population76.2M341 million

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