Following PhD studies in the bryophyte family Aneuraceae and a number of years teaching at tertiary institutions, Helen Hewson played an integral role in the establishment and development of the Flora of Australia program of the Bureau of Flora and Fauna (later the Australian Biological Resources Study).
Irish painter
1900s Irish still life, figure and landscape painter
Irish craftswoman, teacher, and author
The first woman to serve in a leadership position on the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel is a preservationist and advocate for the arts, and the author of twenty books, media programs, and numerous articles on the arts, architecture, design, and public policy.
American artist noted for her charcoal portraits. She designed a stained-glass window called “Recording Angel” for the Barnard Memorial Chapel, a free church for children, which was located on Warrenton Street in Boston but is no longer standing.
Irish painter
Fanny Charsley was an English botanical artist and collector who spent a decade in Australia (1856 – 1866). Shortly after she returned to England she published a book of her work on Australian wild flowers titled “The Wild Flowers around Melbourne” (1867).
Irish watercolour artist and traveller
Irish miniature and landscape artist, and Gaelic League activist