HERSTORY on RTRFM: Cheryl Davenport AM

Born in Pinjarra, The Hon. Cheryl Davenport AM was the driving force to ensure women and their medical practitioners in Western Australia were free of fear and prosecution if they chose to terminate their pregnancy. Davenport introduced a private members bill in the WA Parliament negotiating for women of Western Australia to be allowed safe and healthy reproductive choices.

Davenport  joined the Labor party in 1968 and was Secretary of the Mandurah branch from 1971. In 1989 Davenport was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council as Labor member for the South Metropolitan area. She was subsequently re-elected in 1993 & 1996.

More recently, Davenport was Past Secretary to Norfolk Island Government, advising the Norfolk Government on all legislative and governance matters, and has served on the boards of WA Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies and Outcare Inc.

Cheryl Davenport was inducted in the Western Australia Women’s Hall of Fame in 2016.

In this episode of HERSTORY on RTRFM, Cheryl Davenport speaks to Taylah Strano about law reform, legacies and leadership.

HERSTORY is an RTRFM podcast series about some of the remarkable women in the Western Australian Hall of Fame.

Join us as we shine a light on the lives and careers of women who have demolished barriers, lived incredible lives, and built a legacy of possibility for the girls and young women who follow in their footsteps.

Produced with the assistance of the Community Broadcasting Foundation. Find out more at www.cbf.org.au.