Edna in her own words
Shaping a Nation
Ita Buttrose presents a short video about Edna Ryan’s campaign on equal pay, and how her early life influenced her activism.
Edna speaks
Listen to Edna in this interview that was recorded for the NSW Bicentennial oral history collection.
This recording is also available on the National Library of Australia website.
Edna Ryan interviewed by Lucy Taksa Part 1
Edna Ryan interviewed by Lucy Taksa Part 2
peel back the layers
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We acknowledge the sorrow of the Stolen Generations and the impacts of colonisation on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Edna Ryan Awards supports the Uluru Statement from the Heart, the call for a First Nation's Voice enshrined in the Australian Constitution and a Makarrata Commission to oversee agreement-making and truth-telling.