Dr Barbara York Main
Barbara Main is one of Australia’s foremost experts on the taxonomy, biogeography and ecology of spiders, particularly trapdoors and funnelwebs.
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Rosamond Jacob
20th century Irish suffragist, republican, and writer
Alison Betty Doley
Alison Doley was a farmer and conservationist who from 1966 managed, with her husband John, the family’s wheat and sheep property Koobabbie in the northern wheatbelt of Western Australia.
Jennie Kidd Trout
Canada’s first licensed female doctor and promoter of women’s medical education
Halina Teresa Szunejko
Polish-Australian community activist
Margaret McCoubrey
Irish suffragist and political activist
Dr Zuleyha Keskin
Dr Keskin advocates for the Australian-Muslim community through her research and community outreach.
Pearl Gibbs
In 1937, Pearl Gibbs co-founded the Aborigines’ Progressive Association in Australia.
Geraldine Atkinson
For more than 30 years, Aunty Dr Geraldine Atkinson AO has helped to increase Aboriginal Australians’ access to education services.
Yasmin Poole
Speaker, writer and youth advocate who champions the importance of young women being heard in Australia’s political conversations.