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Carol Schwartz, Reserve Bank board member and women's advocate

Anne Hyland
Anne HylandSenior Correspondent

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What does writer and feminist Germaine Greer have to do with Carol Schwartz, the newest recruit to the Reserve Bank of Australia board?

If you answered that the two share a passion for advancing women's equality and leadership in society then you get only half a mark. Schwartz, 61, and a group of fellow businesswomen have helped fund a $3 million project to preserve Greer's archives at the University of Melbourne.

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Anne Hyland is an award-winning writer and a senior correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. She was previously deputy editor of Good Weekend and has worked for The AFR and as a foreign correspondent. Connect with Anne on Twitter. Email Anne at ahyland@smh.com.au

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