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Alice Henry

Alice Henry, Australian journalist and activist (died 1943)

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Born
March 21, 1857
Died
February 14, 1943
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1857

About Alice Henry

Alice Henry was an Australian suffragist, journalist and trade unionist who also became prominent in the American trade union movement as a member of the Women's Trade Union League. Alice Henry (21 March 1857 – 14 February 1943) was an Australian suffragist, journalist and trade unionist who also became prominent in the American trade union movement as a member of the Women's Trade Union League. After completing high school, Henry taught briefly and eventually became a featured reporter for The Melbourne Argus and the Australian.

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The world when Alice Henry was born

Alice Henry was born in 1857. 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.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineDred Scott decision — Supreme Court denies Black citizenship
  • Technology milestoneFirst passenger elevator installed (NYC)
  • World population~1.37B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJames Buchanan
  • U.S. population27.8M

1857 versus 2026

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Measure18572026
Population27.8M341 million

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