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Haines, Janine (1945 - 2004)

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Born: 8 May 1945  Tanunda, South Australia, Australia.  Died: 20 November 2004  Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

On 11 June 2001, Haines became a Member of the Order of Australia 'for service to the Australian Parliament and to politics, particularly as Parliamentary Leader of the Australian Democrats, and to the community.'
Haines was appointed to the Senate to fill a casual vacany in South Australia in 1977.
In 1986 she became the first women to lead an Australian political party when she was elected leader of the Australian Democrats.

(Source: http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours_list/resultDetail.cfm?awardsID=709341 accessed 17/04/2002 and Emma Grahame in Australian Feminism: A Companion.)

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See also

  • Caine, Barbara (ed.), Australian Feminism: A Companion, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1998, 607 pp. [ Details... ]
  • Herd, Margaret (ed.), Who's who in Australia 2002, 38 edn, Crown Content, Melbourne, 2002, 2020 pp. [ Details... ]
  • Lake, Marilyn, Getting Equal: The History of Australian Feminism, Allen & Unwin, St Leonards, New South Wales, 1999, 316 pp. [ Details... ]

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Structure based on ISAAR(CPF) - click here for an explanation of the fields.Prepared by: Anne Heywood
Created: 17 April 2002
Modified: 23 November 2004

Published by National Foundation for Australian Women on Australian Women's Archives Project Web Site
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Updated: 16 June 2006
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