Dr Alice M Steeves
Turn of the century American dentist
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Elizabeth Fanning
Australian dentist and dental surgeon
Doris Sinkora
Doris Sinkora was for 24 years a Technical Assistant at the National Herbarium of Victoria; appointed to undertake general curation duties, she soon developed an interest in algae that saw her become curator of those collections.
Joan Burton Bradley
With a keen interest in observing the natural environment, she and her sister studied the habits of the Superb Fairy-wren and their notes were published in Emu in 1958. Eileen and Joan were instrumental in the development of bush regeneration, particularly in removing weeds and promoting natural regeneration.
Eileen Burton Bradley
With a keen interest in observing the natural environment, she and her sister studied the habits of the Superb Fairy-wren and their notes were published in Emu in 1958. Eileen and Joan were instrumental in the development of bush regeneration, particularly in removing weeds and promoting natural regeneration.
Dr Dawn Frith
Dawn Frith and her husband carried out long-term studies of bower birds and birds of paradise in northern Queensland and in New Guinea, from which they wrote the first – and often the only – accounts of the nesting biology and behaviour of these species.
Dr Elaine Joy Browne
Elaine Browne was demonstrator, senior tutor and lecturer in chemistry at the University of Tasmania 1958-1992. She made major research contributions in the field of heterocyclic chemistry.
Ellen McCulloch
Ellen McCulloch was a long-term member, Honorary Secretary (1975-1982) and Public Relations Officer of the Bird Observers Club of Australia (BOCA). She authored many books and lectured and ran tours for the CAE (Council for Adult Education, Melbourne) for over ten years.
Dr Pat Marks
Pat Marks was one of Australia’s leading entomologists and malaria experts.
Columba Rivera
A teacher, poet, and playwright, she was also a professor at the National School of Medicine and the National School of Nursing. A polyglot, she founded the magazine La Mujer Mexicana and contributed to El Mundo Ilustrado.