Activism Archives - Page 84 of 319

Pamela Bone

Pamela Bone was inducted into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women for her promotion of human rights as a journalist.

Marge Tucker

Among many achievements, Aunty Marge was the first Aboriginal woman to serve on the Aboriginal Welfare Board.

Eleanor Moore

A leading pacifist, in 1915, Eleanor Moore was a founding member and International Secretary of the Sisterhood for International Peace.

Joan Rosanove

Joan Rosanove battled prejudice against women in the Australian legal profession, and represented women who otherwise wouldn’t have had access to representation.

Mary Lambe

Mary Lambe served 76 years as a Guide and was involved in Guiding in six countries (Canada, England, Scotland, Germany, Italy, Australia).

Iris Lovett-Gardiner

Aunty Iris Lovett-Gardiner was a beloved Gunditjmara elder and leader in Aboriginal education.

Frances Gillam Holden

Frances Holden was Lady Superintendent of the Hospital for Sick Children, Sydney from 1880 to 1887, during which time she published works on medicine and nursing training as well as verse and prose.

Tracey Cooper-Harris

Tracey served in the US Army from 1991 to 2003 as an Animal Care Sergeant, and later became an advocate for veterans.

Former director of the Office of Accessibility at the US National Endowment for the Arts, managing the NEA’s technical assistance and advocacy work devoted to making the arts accessible for people with disabilities, older adults, veterans, and people in institutional settings.