Marjorie Ryerson

Marjorie Ryerson is an American editor, photographer, and politician. She represented the Orange-Washington-Addison district in the Vermont House of Representatives from 2013–2017. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

Ryerson earned her MFA at the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop. She worked as an editor and photojournalist for a publications including The Times Argus, The Boston Globe, The Burlington Free Press, and others. From 1991 until 2005 she taught photography and non-fiction writing at Castleton State College. In 2001, she was named a Vermont State Colleges Faculty Fellow. The same year she took a sabbatical to work on books. During this time, she published a photography book, Water Music, featuring her photographs of water along with quotes from musicians.[1][2] In 2013, she was appointed to fill the Orange-Washington-Addison District seat in the Vermont House of Representatives vacated by the death of Larry Townsend. Her appointment made the Vermont legislature the fourth in the United States to have a majority of seats held by women.[3][4] She was re-elected without opposition in 2014 and left office at the end of her term in January 2017.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Ryerson a 'Faculty Fellow,' Will Concentrate on Books". The Herald. Randolph, Vermont. June 29, 2000. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Representative Marjorie Ryerson". legislature.vermont.gov. Vermont General Assembly. 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Democrats Control the Vermont House by a Wide Margin". State Legislatures Magazine. Randolph, Vermont. December 1, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  4. ↑ Albright, Charlotte (January 1, 2014). "Women Tip Balance In State Legislature". VPR. Vermont Public Radio. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  5. ↑ Gregg, John P. (October 24, 2016). "Four Vie for Two Randolph-Area House Seats". Valley News. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
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