Women Making a Difference
Dr. Mehreen Faruqi (now Senator Faruqi) and members of Baulkham Hills African Ladies Troupe with their citations as the 2017 EDNAs.
A celebration of women who make a feminist difference
Edna Ryan (1904–97)
Listen to Edna in this interview that was recorded for the NSW Bicentennial oral history collection. This recording is available on the National Library of Australia website.
The EDNAs are awards for women who have made a feminist difference - the battlers and the unsung heroines who show commitment and determination. These Awards recognise those whose activity advances the status of women.
Celebrating 21 years of the EDNAs!
This year, 2018, marks the twenty-first year of the EDNAs which commemorate the work of Edna Ryan by acknowledging the contribution of women in NSW and the ACT who have had a significant impact on the social, economic, and political status of women and girls.
The Awards Ceremony will be held in Sydney this coming November. Start thinking now about who you might nominate for an EDNA. Nomination forms are now available and must be submitted by 21 September 2108.
In 2017, Mehreen Faruqi, Member of the NSW Legislative Council since 2013, and now a Senator in the national Parliament, was presented with her Grand Stirrer EDNA. Eleven other women and two groups also received awards. See a summary of Mehreen's achievements, and those of the other women and groups recognised on the 2017 EDNAs page.