Edna Sayce

Edna Sayce was a demonstrator in physics at the University of Sydney 1917-1918 and lecturer 1923. She was a lecturer at the in physics at the Sydney Teachers College 1919-1922 and later a science teacher at Trinity Grammar School, Sydney 1940-1945.

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Edith Coleman

Edith Coleman was a naturalist who wrote prolifically on a wide range of animals and published in both scientific journals and the popular press.

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Georgina Sweet

Georgina Sweet was Associate Professor of Zoology, University of Melbourne 1920-1924. Her research included the zoology of Australian native animals and the parasites infesting Australian stock and native fauna.

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Hannah Davis Richards

Hannah Davis Richards, born in 1804, taught at the Baker Street School, the first schoolhouse in West Roxbury, Boston. Hannah’s diary provides valuable insights into life in early 19th-century West Roxbury and is an important historical source.

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Helen Wise

In 1860, Wise played a crucial role in readying the Charlestown Public Library for its opening by establishing a card catalog system for the initial collection of 1,200 books.

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Jane Edwards

In 1860, she played a crucial role in readying Boston’s Charlestown Public Library for its opening by establishing a card catalog system for the initial collection of 1,200 books.

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Dr Christine Karen Cassel

Dr. Christine Cassel was the first woman chair of the American Board of Internal Medicine, the first woman president of the American College of Physicians and the first woman dean of Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon.

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