Dr Penny Whetton
Pioneering climate scientist
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Adaline Emerson Thompson
American educational worker and reformer
Edna Brown
A Gunditjmara Elder, Aunty Edna was the driving force behind the Aboriginal funeral fund, supporting the right to a dignified burial for her people.
Effie Meehan
Greek-Australian activist who works to give culturally and linguistically diverse people with a disability a voice in the community.
Eleanor Bourke
For decades, she has devoted herself to increasing awareness, appreciation and advancement of Aboriginal Australians.
Elizabeth Hoffman
Elizabeth Hoffman was a widely respected Yorta Yorta Elder, and instrumental in the founding of the Victorian Aboriginal Women’s Refuge.
Zoë Condliffe
Data activist, gender advocate, researcher and founder and CEO of She’s A Crowd – a safe and anonymous reporting platform where women and gender-diverse Australians can report their experiences, which are used as data for advocacy and to inform policy and planning on a decision-maker level.
Dr Virginia Holsinger
Virginia H. Holsinger was an American chemist known for her research on dairy products and food security issues.
Judith Baca
Chicana lesbian feminist artist
Ali Stroker
Ali Stroker made history as the first person in a wheelchair to appear on Broadway and win a Tony Award.