Susan Ryan: podcast appearances and interviews

Susan Maree Ryan was a librarian working in the Washington, DC office of The Green House Project. Her previous career involved significant public service and political roles in Australia, where she was a member of the Australian Labor Party. She served as a senator for the Australian Capital Territory from 1975 to 1987 and held multiple ministerial positions in the Hawke government, including Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Education and Youth Affairs, Minister for Education, and Special Minister of State. Ryan was the first woman from the ALP to serve in cabinet and contributed to the creation of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 and the Affirmative Action Act 1986. After her political career, she continued public service as the Age Discrimination Commissioner from 2011 to 2016 within the Australian Human Rights Commission. She was born on 10 October 1942 and passed away on 27 September 2020.