Effie Wyllie Best
Effie Wyllie Best worked in the Zoology Department at the University of Adelaide for at least six years and then went on to teach at the Adelaide Kindergarten Training College and at Girton College.
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Dr Jean Youatt
Jean Youatt lectured in the Department of Chemistry at Monash University from 1962 until her retirement in 1990, when she moved to the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
Harriet Williams Russell Strong
In 1883, Harriet Williams Russell Strong—a graduate of Miss Mary Atkin’s Young Ladies Seminary, mother of four, and recent widow—became the sole owner of a California ranch on the brink of financial ruin. Her will to learn saved her ranch and led to several patents. Later, her advocacy to Congress would forever change how water is managed in the western United States.
Major Maginia Morales
Filipina-American US Army veteran
Carmem Domingues
Brazilian-American data scientist
Dr Daniela Blanco
After inventing a greener way to manufacture nylon and winning several student pitch competitions, Daniela Blanco pivoted her company to focus on creating AI tools to help others across the chemical industry operate more sustainably.
Marian Croak
A pioneer in Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and the inventor of text-to-donate technology, Marian Croak holds more than 200 patents.
Helen Grace McClelland
US Army Veteran Helen Grace McClelland served as a nurse during World War I.
Dr Cindy Gallois
Australian psychology professor at the University of Queensland. Amongst her areas of research interest are communication and health promotion, communication between professionals and patients, and intergenerational communication.
Dr Irene Crespin
Irene Crespin was Commonwealth palaeontologist from 1936. She travelled widely in Australia and to Java and Sumatra carrying out important research. Crespin collected fossils for analysis and studied rock and sediment formations.