Editing Sharman Stone (section)

==Background==
Stone was born in [[Pyramid Hill, Victoria|Pyramid Hill]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], the daughter of Harvey Bawden and Nancy Chalmers. She graduated from [[Monash University]] with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons), from [[La Trobe University]] with a Master of Arts, from Hawthorn College of Advanced Education with a Graduate Diploma of Education, and was awarded a [[PhD]] by Monash<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=[[Monash University]] |title=Sharman Stone Alumni Profile|url=https://www.monash.edu/arts/alumni/our-alumni/meet-our-alumni/sharman-stone |access-date=18 November 2024 |language=en-US }}</ref>
. She was Manager of International Development at the [[University of Melbourne]], Director of Communications at the [[Victorian Farmers Federation]], and a farmer before entering politics.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stone, Sharman Nancy (1951 - ) |work=The Australian Women's Register |url=http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE0202b.htm |publisher=The National Foundation for Australian Women; [[The University of Melbourne]] |date=19 January 2016 |accessdate=23 July 2016 |author=Heywood, Anne }}</ref>