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Margaret Fitzherbert, the CEO of the McKinnon Institute for Political Leadership, joins Afternoon Light this week to discuss the history of Australia’s Liberal women. The majority of the first women to sit in Australia’s various Parliaments were from the liberal or conservative movement. Sir Robert Menzies built the modern Liberal Party with the support of women and his electoral success was partly down to his appeal to the female vote.
By Robert Menzies InstituteMargaret Fitzherbert, the CEO of the McKinnon Institute for Political Leadership, joins Afternoon Light this week to discuss the history of Australia’s Liberal women. The majority of the first women to sit in Australia’s various Parliaments were from the liberal or conservative movement. Sir Robert Menzies built the modern Liberal Party with the support of women and his electoral success was partly down to his appeal to the female vote.

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