Patricia E. Ryan | |
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Nationality | American |
Organization | Maine Human Rights Commission |
Title | Executive director |
Term | 1979–2011 |
Spouse | Charles R. Priest |
Children | 2 |
Awards | Maine Women's Hall of Fame, 2014 |
Patricia E. "Pat" Ryan is a human rights and women's rights advocate. She served as executive director of the Maine Human Rights Commission, a state agency tasked with enforcement of Maine's anti-discrimination laws, for over three decades. Prior to that, she chaired the Maine Commission for Women and the Maine State Personnel Board. She was a co-founder of the Maine Women's Lobby. She was inducted into the Maine Women's Hall of Fame in 2014.