Leila Asche
Leila Asche worked in the field of microbiology for over forty years. Her work was recognised by the Australian Society for Microbiology in 1991 with a Distinguished Service Award.
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Dianne Davidson
Australian viticulturist and company director
Elsie S Ott
In September 1941, Ott joined the Army Nurse Corps. Later, she commissioned as a second lieutenant and had assignments in Louisiana, Virginia and India. During her assignment to Karachi, Ott participated in the first air evacuation, where crews evacuated patients to Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C.
Kathleen Sherrard
Kathleen Sherrard took an active role in a number of women’s organisations in Australia, particularly women graduates and scientific workers and published a number of articles on palaeontology.
Dr Una Shergold
Australian pioneer in women and children’s health
Joan Taylor
Although her position at the Australian National Botanic Gardens was classified as Gardener, her duties included plant identification and herbarium curation.
Beulah Bewley
Irish epidemiologist
Louisa Beaufort
1800s Welsh antiquarian, artist, entomologist and writer
Peseshet
Peseshet (c. 2500 BCE) was known as ‘Lady Overseer of Female Physicians’ and may have been associated with the temple-school at Sais.
Gertrude Bell
Gertrude Bell (l. 1868-1926) was an archaeologist, travel writer, explorer, and political administrator.