September 1992

Fishes on bicycles

The Hon Susan Ryan

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Susan Ryan accounts her time in the Federal Parliament - the importance of the Women's Electoral Lobby in getting her there, her policy agenda in the interests of Australian women, the battles for her agenda, and the manner in which opposition to her agenda was organised by her political opponents.

Parliament of Australia, Canberra, ACT, Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country

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TheHonSusanRyan

1942-10-10 - 2020-09-27

ALP Senator in Australian Parliament, Education Minister

Following a career as a teacher and tutor, Susan Ryan became a Senator from 1975-1988, a Member of the Legislative Assembly from 1974-1975, and a delegate to the ACT ALP Branch Council from 1973-1988. Among her portfolios she was the Minister for Education (1984-87) and the Minister Assisting the PM on Status of Women (1983-88). Susan was a founding member of the Women's Electoral Lobby in ACT and became a member of the Republican Advocate Committee in 1993.

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