People Australia

Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names

• Butler, Susan Maree

Birth

10 October, 1942
Camperdown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death

27 September, 2020 (aged 77)
Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of Death

unknown

Cultural Heritage

Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.

• Irish

Religious Influence

Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.

• Catholic

Education

• Brigidine College (Marouba, Sydney)
• University of Sydney
• Australian National University

Occupation or Descriptor

• Age Discrimination Commissioner
• autobiographer/memoirist
• Disability Discrimination Commissioner
• feminist
• human rights activist
• labour politician
• Member of Lower House
• Member of Upper House
• public servant

Awards

• Officer of the Order of Australia
• Australian National University Alumni of the Year award

Legacies

• Susan Ryan Oration (ANU)

Key Organisations

• Australian Council of State School Organisations
• University of New England (NSW) (administration)
• Australian Republican Movement (federal)
• Whitlam Institute (University of Western Sydney)

Political Activism

• ALP (NSW)
• ALP (ACT)
• Women's Electoral Lobby (ACT)

Workplaces

• Parliament of Australia
• Parliament of Australian Capital Territory
• Penguin Books Australia Ltd
• Plastics Industry Association
• Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia
• Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees
• Human Rights Commission