Susan Ryan, who blazed a trail for women in Australian politics, will be honoured with a piece of public art commissioned by the ACT government.
abc.net.au/news/susan-ryan-honoured-with-public-statue-in-canberra/101353814Susan Ryan, who blazed a trail for women in politics, will be honoured with a piece of public art commissioned by the ACT government.
Now she will be honoured with a statue, commissioned this week, to be created by a female or non-binary artist.ACT Arts Minister Tara Cheyne said she hoped to see more public art that better reflected the city's diversity. Among those achievements was the creation of the Sex Discrimination Act, which she called "probably the most useful thing I've done in my life".She also helped to lift year 12 retention rates in schools and, according to former prime minister Paul Keating, "revolutionised education … particularly for girls".
"Susan was an inspiration and, more than that, because of all the things that she did, we can — women can," Ms Cheyne said. Ms Ryan's daughter, Justine Butler, said her mother had refused to see obstacles on her path through life, and hoped others would be inspired to do the same.
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