Berna McIvor
Irish political and community activist
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Ellen Barron
Ellen Barron worked at the Queensland Government Baby Clinics from 1918. From 1923-1939 she was superintendent of the Baby Clinics and started a training course for infant nurses. She was a foundation member and trustee of the Nurses’ Rest Home and Benevolent Fund.
Nelly O’Brien
Irish miniature and landscape artist, and Gaelic League activist
May Keating
Irish socialist, feminist and human rights campaigner
Miriam O’Brien
Irish religious sister, educator, and aid worker in west Africa
Mercy Hunter
1900s Irish artist
Isla Blomfield
Isla Blomfield played a pivotal role in neonatal welfare education and care in Sydney
Dr Ida Gertrude Halley
Ida Halley became a medical inspector of schools in Tasmania (1906) and from 1910 held a similar position in Sydney where she lectured on hygiene at the Teachers’ College. In 1913 she established the medical branch of the Education Department in South Australia.
Hannah White Arnett
Hannah White Arnett (1733-1823) played a large role in the progression of the American Revolution in Elizabeth, New Jersey, by rekindling the hope for independence amongst town leaders.
Isabel Hyams
The Hyams sisters, along with their brother, Geoffrey, supported a settlement house and social service activities in East Boston for many years. In 1937, they established the Fresh Air Camps for local children suffering with tuberculosis. Isabel Hyams, an 1888 graduate of MIT, began the experimental Penny Lunch Club to provide Boston students with nutritious lunches for one or two cents.