The Australian Women's Register

MS 9813 mainly comprises papers that relate to the period when Franca Arena was a member of the New South Wales Parliament. The collection includes copies of correspondence, documents (including references), media releases, articles, newspaper cuttings and Hansard extracts, 1959-1997, principally relating to Arena’s political activities and the suspension motion against her in 1997. There are also copies of her Electoral reports, no. 1-34 (May 1982-December 1998) and anniversary publications of the Italian-Australian Women’s Association, Cinderellas no more (1995) and Vent’anni (2005) (6 boxes).