7am in 2023: The Trailblazer

<p>Australia can claim a significant world first: a special government adviser on Women’s Affairs.</p><p>Fifty years ago, Elizabeth Reid stepped into the newly created role in Gough Whitlam’s government.</p><p>Abortion access, workplace rights, contraception and education – it was a time of huge change in gender parity and access. But the reaction to Reid and the new position was vicious in some circles. She resigned just two and a half years into the job.</p><p>What motivated her? How did the job change her? And why did she leave Australia once it was over?<...