Kathy Fletcher
American biologist and environmental activist
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Wendy Wamsley Taines
American army corporal who served as a medic during the Persian Gulf War
Adeline Blanchard Tyler
American nurse, missionary, and activist known for her nursing work during the American Civil War.
Georgiana Molloy
Georgiana Molloy collected and despatched seeds of local native plantsin Western Australia and was known for her detailed botanical descriptions.
Dr Helen Mary Mayo
Helen Mayo opened a practice in Adelaide in 1906 specializing in midwifery and the health of women and children. She lectured at the University of Adelaide 1926-1934 and founded the Mothers’ and Babies’ Health Association and the Mareeba Babies’ Hospital.
Dr Grace Boelke
One of the first two women medical graduates of the University of Sydney, 1893.
Alice Reeves
Matron of Dr Steevens’ Hospital, Dublin
Agnes McArthur
Australian nurse administrator
Ailsa Macvey Swan
Ailsa Swan began her scientific career in the chemistry. She was later and active member of the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria, the Bird Observers Club of Australia and was founding member of the Phillip Island Conservation Society.
Dr Claire Weekes
Hazel Weekes was a zoologist noted for her pioneering work on the placentation of viviparous reptiles and its possible relationship to that of mammals.