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.
In 1975, Mary Owen and Sylvie Shaw co-founded the Working Women’s Centre in Melbourne
Irish epidemiologist
Irish author and cancer awareness advocate
Enslaved woman whose escape to freedom led to precedent-setting legal cases
Dr Peeler AM has dedicated her life to supporting Aboriginal Australians as an educator, advocate and role model.
Aboriginal Australian Elder using her own experiences to help and educate others.
Malvina Malinek has advocated for the rights of women, in particular migrant and refugee women, at the local, national and international level in Australia.
Loisette Marsh was one of Australia’s few echinoderm taxonomists.
Perhaps the most renowned French feminist writer of the twentieth century, Simone de Beauvoir made significant contributions to the French feminist and existentialist movements.