Kath Anderson

Kathleen Harris Anderson AM (née Hough; 1 November 1921 – 19 September 1996) was an Australian politician.

[3] She was born Kathleen Harris Hough in Canowindra to carpenter Tom Hough, later secretary of the Bridge and Wharf Carpenters' Union, and his wife, who was matron of a private hospital in Rodd Street, Canowindra.

She was active in the women's movement within the Labor Party, and was ultimately elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council in 1973.

[1] Anderson left the Council in 1981, and in 1982 was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia "in recognition of service to the community, politics and the government".

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