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I've corrected the statement that Riddoch was the "first female" and "first non-Conservative" president of the student union at Oxford. Riddoch herself makes this claim at her own web site, but the statement is verfiably untrue.
There were many female presidents before Riddoch, the most famous of which was Emily Wallace (Somerville College, Oxford who in 1971 became the first state recognised student union president in Oxford's history. As well, Michael Sullivan, the author of the 1973 Oxford University Student Union constitution, was a prominent Labourite, and certainly not a Conservative, years before Riddoch arrived on the scene.
As per request on this subject in edits, refs have been added to show that Riddoch makes such claims and that these claims are false.
I don't see anything to support the suggestion that false claims had been made by Riddoch herself. There was an article cited that had been written by Riddoch, in which she does make a direct reference to the "Oxford University Student Union (OUSU)" which was the name that was in use from 1974 onwards. Before 1974 the relevant student body was called the "Oxford University Student Representative Council (OUSRC)". The examples cited above to "correct" things would appear to relate to the OUSRC. Drchriswilliams (talk) 20:53, 20 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as start, and the rating on other projects was brought up to start class. BetacommandBot06:09, 8 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
