Anna Frances Walker

Anna Walker was a botanist during the 1800s who studied the flora of New South Wales and Tasmania. The Mitchell Library has a collection of her works including sketches and letters.

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Jocelyn Brown

One of Australia’s first professionally trained landscape designers, she introduced ‘Garden City’ concepts to Sydney in the 1930s influencing garden design through her garden commissions, art and writing.

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Ida Blackeagle

Ida Blackeagle was a Cultural Demonstrator at the Nez Perce National Historical Park who was instrumental to the revitalization of Nimíipuu cornhusk weaving in the mid-twentieth century.

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Ngozi Ukazu

Ngozi Ukazu is the creator of “Check, Please! Book 1: #Hockey” (First Second), an online graphic novel whose printing campaign remains the most funded web comics Kickstarter ever, having raised almost $400,000 by May 2019.

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