Sue Salthouse interviewed by Nikki Henningham in the Women and leadership in a century of Australian democracy oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 5197761
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Salthouse, Sue, 1949-2020, interviewee
- Online Access:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 2011
- 2 sound files (ca. 174 min.)
- Series:
- Women and leadership in a century of Australian democracy oral history project.
- Technical Details:
- Mode of access: Online.
- Summary:
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Sue Salthouse, born in 1949, discusses her family background; her childhood in McKinnon, Melbourne; her schooling and early leadership roles; her university studies in Agricultural Science (1967-); undertaking her Diploma of Education (1972-); various teaching appointments throughout Australia; some of her Indigenous students later becoming Indigenous leaders; challenges for women working in agriculture and teaching; travelling, living and working overseas; marriage and children; a horse-riding accident and her subsequent disability and use of a wheelchair (1995); leaving teaching and becoming involved in disability advocacy (ca. 1997); the Disability Rights Movement; her approach to her disability and the opportunities that it has provided.
Salthouse discusses working for Women with Disabilities Australia; the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; the Women's Electoral Lobby; working with Aboriginal women as part of the Women in Adult and Vocational Education program; Aboriginal women's leadership within the community; women with disabilities in the workforce; violence against women; sterilisation of women; the importance of financial independence, choice and celebrating achievement for people with a disability; her leadership style and its attributes; her role models, influences and how she learnt to be a leader; different models of leadership; the challenges of leading an advocacy organisation; succession planning and developing leadership capacity in the disability sector.
- Biography/History:
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Sue Salthouse is the President of Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA), she plays an active role in systemic advocacy for women with disabilities and runs her own consultancy company which specialises in work in the disability sector -- Information from reference source.
- Notes:
- Recorded on 20 May 2011 at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, A.C.T.
- Related Material:
- Portraits of Sue Salthouse during an oral history interview by Nikki Henningham at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 20 May 2011; located at; National Library of Australia Pictures collection PIC Online access #NL40451/1-6
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary available (11 p.) and uncorrected transcript (typescript, 76 leaves).
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Executives
- Other authors/contributors:
- Henningham, Nicola, 1960-, interviewer
- Related Records:
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- Creation date:
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