- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE1364
Berg, Shirley Stanton
- Occupation Political candidate
Summary
Shirley Berg is best known for her leadership of Public School Parents’ organisations. However, she was a member of the Australian Democrats and was their candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, for Fuller, in 1978.
Details
Shirley Berg was president of the Federation of Parent and Citizens Associations in the 1980’s and had previously been President of the Federation of School Community Organisations. She has been a tireless campaigner for public schools over several decades.
Published resources
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Resource
- Trove: Berg, Shirley Stanton, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-711055
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Site Exhibition
- Putting Skirts on the Sacred Benches: Women Candidates for the New South Wales Parliament, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2006, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/pssb/home.html