Marjorie Ryerson is an American editor, photographer, and politician. She represented the Orange-Washington-Addison district in the

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from 2013–2017. She is a member of the

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. Ryerson earned her MFA at the

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. She worked as an editor and photojournalist for a publications including '' The Times Argus'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and others. From 1991 until 2005 she taught photography and non-fiction writing at

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. In 2001, she was named a

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Faculty Fellow. The same year she took a sabbatical to work on books. During this time, she published a photography book, ''

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'', featuring her photographs of water along with quotes from musicians. In 2013, she was appointed to fill the Orange-Washington-Addison District seat in the

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. She was re-elected without opposition in 2014 and left office at the end of her term in January 2017.

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