Malvina Malinek
Malvina Malinek has advocated for the rights of women, in particular migrant and refugee women, at the local, national and international level in Australia.
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June Griffith
June Griffith worked with A.E. Alexander from 1950-1964, before being appointed lecturer and later senior lecturer at the University of New South Wales. She undertook research into the chemistry and physics of wool.
Dr Joan Refshauge
Joan Refshauge was an Australian medical practitioner and leader in the field of public health.
Katherine Jones
1600s Viscountess Ranelagh and woman of letters
Dr Jennifer Doudna
American biochemist who won a Nobel Prize for her work developing CRISPR gene editing
Dr Emmanuelle Charpentier
Nobel-winning biochemist who co-developed CRISPR gene editing technology
Audrey Sherman
Audrey Sherman was initially drawn to science by the appeal of “cooking polymers all day and driving a sports car,” but it was her personal drive and persistent inquisitiveness that paved her way to becoming 3M’s top female patent holder.
Joan Stuckey
Joan Stuckey was the inventor of three separate award-winning air cushions designed for pressure relief. These are now used around the world by hospitals and by people in wheelchairs.
Dorothy M Hoffman
The first woman to serve as president of a U.S. scientific body (the American Vacuum Society)
Dr Ekaterina Alekseevna Feoktistova
Soviet chemical engineer who was on the team which developed an explosive composition with a low detonation velocity for the Soviet atomic bomb project.