Marcia Lynne Langton
Marcia Langton is a leading academic and Indigenous spokesperson who has held the foundation chair of Australian Indigenous Studies at the University of Melbourne since February 2000.
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Aileen Moreton-Robinson
Aileen Moreton-Robinson is a Goenpul woman from Minjerribah (Stradbroke Island), Quandamooka First Nation (Moreton Bay) in Queensland, and Professor of Indigenous Studies at Queensland University of Technology (QUT).
Gertrude Mary Zichy-Woinarski
She played a key role in relief efforts during the 1930s depression, taking a particular interest in the welfare of unemployed girls excluded from most government provision.
Matina Mottee
Mottee was most concerned with ensuring immigrant women knew their legal rights. She continued to advocate for migrant women’s issues in public policy well into retirement age.
Lani Ka’ahumanu
Lani Ka’ahumanu, a leader of the bisexual rights movement in the U.S., has worked for greater visibility for bisexuals both within the LGBTQ movement as well as broader society. An author, community organizer, and health advocate, she has been a driving force behind the fight against biphobia since 1980.
Margaret Ogg
Margaret Ogg was a journalist and a leader in the suffrage campaign in Queensland, where she also aligned herself with temperance reform.
Margaret Brown
In 2006 Margaret was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia for service to the community through advocacy roles representing the interests of health care consumers in rural and remote areas and for contributions to policy development.
Louise Crossley
Scientist and environmentalist Louise Crossley (1942 – 30 July 2015) was closely involved in the establishment of the Tasmanian Greens and the Global Greens.
Carol Bennett
Carol Bennett’s positions have included CEO of Painaustralia and Chief Executive Officer of the Consumers’ Health Forum, Australia’s peak health consumer organisation.
Carolyn Bond
Australian consumer advocate