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Women of the
Parliament
The election of Millicent Preston Stanley to the Parliament
of NSW nearly a century ago was a major milestone in the story
of women’s equality and public service in NSW. The efforts
of an earlier generation of women—suffragettes and feminists—
made possible Preston Stanley’s participation in the Parliament.
In turn, she opened the way for future generations of women
to pursue political careers and to serve the people of NSW through
the work of the Parliament.
Featuring a selection of twenty-one women, the Parliament
section draws on the concept of building blocks to symbolise how
each woman who serves in the Parliament of NSW builds upon the
foundations that Preston Stanley established nearly a century ago.
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