Ruby Hutchison
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Ruby Hutchison was the first woman elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council
in 1954 serving until 1971. She also was a key figure in the establishment of the Australasian Consumers' Association in 1959 (the name was changed to the Australian Consumers' Association in 1963).
Western Australian Legislative Council
The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. Its central purpose is to act as a house of review for legislation passed through the lower house, the Legislative Assembly. It sits in Parliament House in the state...
in 1954 serving until 1971. She also was a key figure in the establishment of the Australasian Consumers' Association in 1959 (the name was changed to the Australian Consumers' Association in 1963).