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Name	Joan Cecile Rydon
Alternative Names	Joan Cecile Soper
Born	27 July, 1924 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	29 April, 2008 (aged 83) Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	pneumonia
Education *	Griffith High School (NSW) (student, 1937-1941) University of Melbourne (student) University of Sydney (student, 1943-1946)
Occupation or Descriptor *	academic (1966-1990) Victoria, Australia political scientist (1966-1990) Victoria, Australia
Key Organisations *	Australian Political Studies Association (Vic) (member)
Workplaces *	La Trobe University (politics) (academic, 1966-1990)

* Dates are approximate

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