ou mé a ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁library ▁for ▁the ▁South ▁Pacific ▁Commission , ▁returning ▁to ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁where ▁she ▁continued ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁the ▁commission ▁in ▁Sydney ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁ ▁Activ ism ▁ ▁Le es on ▁had ▁a ▁long ▁history ▁for ▁fighting ▁for ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁women ▁and ▁library ▁employees . ▁Her ▁first ▁act ▁as ▁a ▁library ▁assistant ▁was ▁to ▁sign ▁a ▁pet ition ▁for ▁equ itable ▁pay ▁for ▁working ▁on ▁Sund ays . ▁She ▁then ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁li br ari ans ' ▁union . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁Le es on ▁supported ▁the ▁anti - f asc ist ▁movement . ▁During ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁she ▁joined ▁the ▁movement ▁of ▁The osoph y ▁in ▁Castle c rag , ▁where ▁women ▁advoc ated ▁for ▁their ▁rights ▁through ▁cre ative ▁works ▁such ▁as ▁plays ▁and ▁literature . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁Le es on ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁committed ▁les bian ▁relationship ▁for ▁ 5 0 ▁years ▁with ▁a ▁New ▁Zealand ▁woman ▁named ▁Florence ▁Bir ch . ▁Le es on ' s ▁family ▁destroyed ▁all ▁papers ▁related ▁to ▁her ▁relationship ▁with ▁Bir ch ▁after ▁her ▁death . ▁ ▁Awards ▁I da ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁King ▁George ▁V ' s ▁Silver ▁J ub ile e ▁Medal ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁ ▁I da ▁Le es on ▁died ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁at ▁Castle c rag . ▁ ▁See ▁also