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Dora Meeson
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Portrait by her husband,
George James Coates
Born (1869-08-07)7 August 1869
Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
Died 24 March 1955(1955-03-24) (aged 85)
Nationality Australian
Education 1898–1899 Académie Julian
c.1896-c.1898 Slade School of Fine Art
National Gallery of Victoria Art School
Christchurch School of Art, Christchurch, NZ
Known for painter
Spouse(s) George James Coates
Elected ROI in 1919

Dora Meeson (1869–1955) was an Australian artist and an elected member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters in London, England. She was a member of the British Artists' Suffrage League. She was married to fellow artist George James Coates on 23 July 1903.

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Recognition and legacy

A representation of her banner was used on the design of the Australian 2003 dollar coin celebrating the centenary of women's suffrage. Meeson Street in the Canberra suburb of Chisholm is named in her honour.

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