Barbara Hendricks
American lyric soprano
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Bobbi Sykes
Forced out of school early by racism, she became a nurse, before working as a journalist. She helped to found the Aboriginal Medical Service in Redfern, and the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, among many other entities. In the early 1970s, as a prominent activist for Aboriginal rights, Sykes was invited to speak on racism, rights and colonialism in countries including the UK, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.
Maud Malone
Irish-American suffragist
Katharina Zell
Katharina Zell (1497-1562) was a reformer, theologian, and prolific writer in Strasbourg who helped establish the basic tenets of the Protestant Reformation without advancing sectarian interpretations. She is regarded as the first ecumenical reformer as she accepted and ministered to people of different sects without judgment.
Sylvie Shaw
In 1975, Mary Owen and Sylvie Shaw co-founded the Working Women’s Centre in Melbourne
Beulah Bewley
Irish epidemiologist
Emma Hannigan
Irish author and cancer awareness advocate
Jane Johnson
Enslaved woman whose escape to freedom led to precedent-setting legal cases
Dr Lois Peeler
Dr Peeler AM has dedicated her life to supporting Aboriginal Australians as an educator, advocate and role model.
Lyn Warren
Aboriginal Australian Elder using her own experiences to help and educate others.