Joy Thompson

Joy Thompson joined the National Herbarium of New South Wales as a flora writer and specimen curator in 1946, and was Honorary Research Associate at the Herbarium from 1982 to 2009.

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Danielle Berry

Danielle (Dani) Berry was a revolutionary computer game designer who specialized in multi-player games at a time when few in the industry were interested in the idea. She is also remembered for breaking gender boundaries in the industry as a transgender woman.

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Dr Rachel Makinson

Australian scientist Rachel Makinson was a Chief Research Officer, CSIRO Division of Textile Physics 1979-1982. She was a known authority in textile physics, particularly in wool felting friction and shrink proofing.

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Joyce Whitworth

Joyce Whitworth trained as a nurse at the Royal Alexandria Hospital, New South Wales. She worked in administration positions, before enlisting in the Australian Women’s Army Service (AWAS) in 1941. Whitworth was made commanding officer of recruit training in the AWAS in 1943, a position she occupied until June 1946.

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Joan Savage

Joan Savage worked in private dental practice in 1936, before becoming the director of dental health education at the Australian Dental Association, New South Wales Branch in 1937.

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