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Grace Jennings-Edquist is an Australian writer, ABC reporter, and former senior editor at Mamamia. [1]

In 2013, Jennings-Edquist appeared as herself [2] on conversational-style Australian television program The Agony Of..., [2] where she addressed the issue of sexual harassment. [3]

In 2017, while living in New York, [1] Jennings-Edquist co-launched her own feminist online newsletter 'To Her Door', targeting Australian millennial women. [1] In 2019, Jennings-Edquist achieved industry recognition through the Michael Gordon Social Justice Fellowship, [4] which led to an ABC Life series exploring the lives of refugees in regional Australia. [5]

Jennings-Edquist's mother is Australian journalist, ABC TV presenter and author Gael Jennings. Her sister is Australian lawyer and actress Anna Jennings-Edquist.

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  2. 1 2 "Grace Jennings-Edquist". IMDb. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  3. Ryan, Caitlin (6 May 2015). "When is flirting sexual harassment?". Herald Sun. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  4. Melbourne Press Club, Melbourne Press Club (27 November 2018). Michael Gordon Fellows Announced. Melbourne Press Club. OCLC   42810489.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
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