Maud Malone
Irish-American suffragist
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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.
Malvina Malinek
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
Loisette Marsh was one of Australia’s few echinoderm taxonomists.