Wendy Weeks
From 1991, she was a senior lecturer and later associate professor of Social Work at the University of Melbourne.
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Ruby Hutchison
Ruby Hutchison (1892-1974) was a firebrand West Australian politician and community activist who was active in the early stages of the Australian Consumers’ Association (now Choice).
Freda Cook
New Zealand labor and women’s rights activist
Jessie Williamson
New Zealand feminist activist
Jean Begg
New Zealand welfare worker
Jean Stevenson
New Zealand community worker and administrator
Sheila Conroy
Irish trade unionist, social activist and administrator
May Furey
New Zealand suffragist
Catherine McAuley
Irish educator, social worker, and religious foundress
Margaret Bullock
Energetic and talented, Margaret Bullock was a pioneer in several respects. As a journalist and parliamentary correspondent she gained entrance into a predominantly male profession. She also played a pivotal role in the nineteenth century women’s movement at both local and national levels.