Joan Durdin, author of They Became Nurses: A History of Nursing in South Australia, 1836-1980 (1991) and Eleven Thousand Nurses: A History of Nursing Education at the Royal Adelaide Hospital 1889-1993 (1999) is a nursing historian and as a nurse educator has contributed much to the advancement of nursing through the development of advanced education in the higher education sector.
Diana Dyason was Reader in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Melbourne 1965-1984 and Head of Department 1965-1974.
Australian historian, naturalist and environmentalist
Mexican educator and writer whose work included 14 books of literature, poetry, anthropology and Mexican history, two short experimental films and many plays.
Sociologist, activist, teacher, and writer, Katharine Du Pre Lumpkin spent a lifetime studying and combating economic and racial oppression. She is best known for her autobiography, The Making of a Southerner (1947).
In the 1950’s, Lydia Parrish made recordings of traditional songs of the Gullah Geechee culture that are now part of the Margaret Davis Cate Collection at Fort Frederica National Monument.
In her dual role as academic and social activist, Lewis helped found the discipline of Appalachian Studies and served for several decades as one of its most influential leaders.
1500s learned Englishwoman and daughter of Sir Thomas More
1600s Italian scholar, one of the first women to receive an academic degree from a university and the first to receive a Doctor of Philosophy
Prominent American historian, educator, and feminist who made a name for herself not only in academic circles but also in both Democratic politics and international affairs.