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Dame Enid Lyons: a pioneer for women in parliament

Audio Dame Enid Lyons: a pioneer for women in parliament

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What would it be like to be one of only two women in an Australian parliament dominated by men? That was the situation in 1943 when Dame Enid Lyons entered the House of Representatives and Dorothy Tangney entered the Senate. Find out what Lyons said about this at the end of her career in 1951.Then listen to an excerpt from her first speech to the House on 29 September 1943.

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Topics Federal government Women Political speeches Chronological order
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