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Speaker, writer and youth advocate who champions the importance of young women being heard in Australia’s political conversations.

American suffragist

German-American suffragist

1800s American doctor and temperance advocate

Pioneering climate scientist

American educational worker and reformer

A Gunditjmara Elder, Aunty Edna was the driving force behind the Aboriginal funeral fund, supporting the right to a dignified burial for her people.

Greek-Australian activist who works to give culturally and linguistically diverse people with a disability a voice in the community.

For decades, she has devoted herself to increasing awareness, appreciation and advancement of Aboriginal Australians.

Elizabeth Hoffman was a widely respected Yorta Yorta Elder, and instrumental in the founding of the Victorian Aboriginal Women’s Refuge.