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List of Occupations

War Correspondent: Jenner, Dorothy Gordon (Andrea) (1891 – 1985), Actor, Art Director, Journalist, Scriptwriter, War Correspondent; Macready, Agnes (1855 – 1935), Journalist, Nurse, War Correspondent; McDonald, Marjorie Octavia (1911 – 2001), Human rights activist, Journalist, Print journalist, Radio Journalist, War Correspondent; Stumm, Lorraine (1914 – 2004), Journalist, War Correspondent; Tarabay, Jamie (1975 – ), Journalist, Print journalist, War Correspondent

War widow: Bridges, Edith Lilian (1862 – 1926), Mother, War widow; Dale, Sabina (Sybil) Daffodil (1896 – 1981), Mother, Sportswoman, War widow; Love, Glenora Clara (1887 – 1963), Mother, War widow; Mayo, Florence Josephine (1886 – 1965), Single mother, War widow; McKean, Isabella (1869 – 1939), Poultry farmer, War widow; Perry, Florence (1886 – ), Mother, War widow; Reid, Jessie Beatrice (1875 – 1958), Single mother, War widow; Yates, Grace, Businesswoman, War widow

War Worker: Barnard, Jessie Margaret (1868 – 1948), Charity worker, War Worker; Crace, Helen Blanche (1878 – 1926), Charity worker, Philanthropist, Red Cross leader, Volunteer, War Worker; Cunningham, Mary Emily (1869 – 1930), Activist, Pastoralist wife, Poet, Red Cross Worker, War Worker; Davies, Griselda Dorothea (Tommy) (1894 – 1931), Ambulance Driver, Volunteer, War Worker; Dunlop, Mary Paule (1893 – 1978), Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) worker, Volunteer, War Worker; Macartney, Alexandrina Vans (Nina) (1884 – 1965), Volunteer, War Worker; McEwan, Kathleen (Kitty) Agnes Rose (1894 – 1969), Golfer, Journalist, Print journalist, Sports Journalist, War Worker; Miller, Jane Mary Elizabeth (1865 – 1932), Volunteer, War Worker; Parnell, Ida Mary (1871 – 1950), Red Cross Worker, Volunteer, War Worker; Sheaffe, Catherine Erskine (Katie) (1886 – 1962), Volunteer, War Worker

Water Polo Player: Castle, Naomi (1974 – ), Olympian, Water Polo Player; Fox, Joanne (1979 – ), Olympian, Water Polo Player; Hankin, Simone (1973 – ), Olympian, Water Polo Player; Higgins, Yvette (1978 – ), Olympian, Water Polo Player; Hooper, Kate (1978 – ), Olympian, Water Polo Player; Ireland, Bridgette (1973 – ), Olympian, Water Polo Player; Mayer, Bronwyn (1974 – ), Olympian, Water Polo Player; Miller, Gail (1976 – ), Olympian, Water Polo Player; Mills, Melissa (1973 – ), Olympian, Water Polo Player; Watson, Deborah (1965 – ), Olympian, Water Polo Player; Weekes, Elizabeth Jane (1971 – ), Olympian, Water Polo Player; Woodhouse, Danielle (1969 – ), Olympian, Water Polo Player; Woods, Taryn Nadine (1975 – ), Olympian, Water Polo Player

Weaver: Robertson, Jenny, Artist, Weaver

Weightlifter: Lovely, Deborah Esther Ainslie (1983 – ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Weightlifter; Pileggi, Caroline (1977 – ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Weightlifter; Toomey, Tia-Clair (1993 – ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Weightlifter

Welfare activist: Duncan, Ada Constance, Internationalist, Welfare activist; Miller, Mary (1920 – 2003), Child welfare advocate, Labour movement activist, Teacher, Welfare activist

Welfare organisation: Benevolent Society of New South Wales (1813 – ), Welfare organisation; Brighton Ladies Benevolent Society (1863 – ), Welfare organisation; Caulfield Ladies’ Benevolent Society (1930 – 1986), Welfare organisation; Charity Organisation Society of Melbourne (1887 – ), Welfare organisation; Children’s Welfare Association of Victoria (1912 – 2003), Welfare organisation; Infants’ Home (Ashfield, New South Wales) (1874 – ), Social support organisation, Welfare organisation; Kids First Australia (1896 – ), Welfare organisation; Melbourne Orphan Asylum ( Vic.) (1853 – ), Welfare organisation; Melbourne Young Women’s Christian Association (Melbourne Y.W.C.A.) (1882 – 1999), Social action organisation, Social support organisation, Voluntary organisation, Welfare organisation, Women's refuge, Women's Rights Organisation; Methodist Peace Memorial Homes for Children (1888 – ), Social support organisation, Welfare organisation; National Travellers’ Aid Society of Australia (1944 – ), Voluntary organisation, Welfare organisation; Preston Ladies’ Benevolent Society (1888 – 1986), Welfare organisation; SDN Children’s Services Inc. (1905 – ), Welfare organisation; South Melbourne Ladies’ Benevolent Society (1875 – 1982), Welfare organisation; Sydney Female Refuge Society (1848 – 1919), Welfare organisation, Women's refuge; The Anglican Mission to the Streets and Lanes of Melbourne (1886 – 1997), Welfare organisation; Travellers Aid Australia (1916 – ), Voluntary organisation, Welfare organisation; Travellers’ Aid Society of New South Wales (1938 – ), Voluntary organisation, Welfare organisation; Victorian Association of Benevolent Societies (1911 – 1987), Welfare organisation; Victorian Children’s Aid Society (1893 – 1991), Welfare organisation; Woman’s Christian Temperance Union of Western Australia (1892 – ), Lobby group, Religious organisation, Welfare organisation; Young Women’s Christian Association Victoria (Y.W.C.A. Victoria) (1999 – ), Social action organisation, Social support organisation, Welfare organisation, Women's refuge, Women's Rights Organisation

Welfare worker: Ah Kee, Margaret, Administrator, Welfare worker; Bage, Jessie Eleanor, Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) worker, Welfare worker; Bain, Margaret Sterling (1923 – 2018), Missionary, Welfare worker; Barkman, Frances (1885 – 1948), Teacher, Welfare worker; Barnes, Ivy Vera (1896 – 1944), Political party organiser, Welfare worker; Bates, Fiona, Artist, Tour operator, Welfare worker; Birks, Rosetta Jane (1856 – 1911), Welfare worker; Board, Ruby Willmet (1880 – 1963), Community worker, Welfare worker, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Bourke, Eleanor (1943 – ), Academic, Welfare worker; Clague, Joyce Caroline (1938 – ), Welfare worker; Cleggett, Ella (1884 – 1960), Welfare worker; Cocks, Fanny Kate Boadicea (1875 – 1954), Policewoman, Welfare worker; Collins, Eva, Welfare worker; Cummings, Barbara (1948 – 2019), Child welfare worker, Welfare worker, Writer; Desailly, Frances Esme, Welfare worker; Dobson, Emily (1842 – 1934), Advocate, Philanthropist, Welfare worker, Women's rights organiser; Drew, Ann (1822 – 1907), Welfare worker; Drysdale, Robyn Anne (1947 – ), Parole officer, Welfare worker; Dynon, Moira Lenore (1920 – 1976), Scientist, Servicewoman, Welfare worker; Elphick, Gladys (1904 – 1988), Community worker, Welfare worker; Fairfax, Ruth Beatrice (1878 – 1948), Community worker, Welfare worker; Frost, Phyllis Irene (1917 – 2004), Physiotherapist, Welfare worker; Green, Anne Syrett (1858 – 1936), Philanthropist, Welfare worker; Griffith, Mary Harriett (1849 -1930), Community worker, Temperance advocate, Welfare worker; Henderson, Ann Mary (1941 – 2002), Administrator, Parliamentarian, Welfare worker; Henderson, Jessie Isabel (1866 – 1951), Welfare worker; Hilliard, Winifred Margaret (1921 – 2012), Welfare worker; Hinder, Eleanor Mary (1893 – 1963), Scientist, Welfare worker; Holmes, Margaret (1886 – 1981), Community worker, Religious Leader, Welfare worker; Kirk, Maria (Marie) Elizabeth (1855 – 1928), Welfare worker, Women's rights activist; Lee, Mary (1821 – 1909), Suffragist, Union activist, Welfare worker; Lester, Kathleen Eileen, Welfare worker; Lewis, Leellen (1965 – ), Welfare worker; Loch, Joice Mary NanKivell (1887 – 1982), Author, Humanitarian, Journalist, Print journalist, Welfare worker; MacGregor, Marjorie (1947 – ), Union officer, Welfare worker; Marshall, Dorothy May (1902 – 1961), Teacher, Welfare worker; Matthews, May (Susan Mary) (1877 – 1935), Child welfare worker, Political candidate, Public servant, Welfare worker, Women's rights activist; Mayers, Naomi Ruth (1941 – ), Administrator, Health worker, Welfare worker; Merenda, Francesca (1924 – 2016), Welfare worker; Moss, Alice Frances Mabel (May) (1868 – 1948), Welfare worker, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Oscar, June (1962 – ), Aboriginal leader, Aboriginal rights activist, Administrator, Filmmaker, Health worker, Social justice advocate, Welfare worker, Women‚Äôs advocacy; Overington, Karen Marie (1951 – 2011), Mayor, Parliamentarian, Welfare worker; Passmore-Edwards, Mary-Ellen, Welfare worker; Renwick, Elizabeth (1842 – 1918), Philanthropist, Suffragist, Welfare worker; Schrieber, Lorna (1926 – 1993), Aboriginal storyteller, Traditional Aboriginal custodian, Welfare worker; Sister Esther (1858 – 1931), Community worker, Religious Sister, Welfare worker; Skene, Lillias Margaret (1867 – 1957), Farmer, Welfare worker, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Standley, Ida (1869 – 1948), Child welfare worker, Community worker, Teacher, Welfare worker; Stanton, Mimbingal Violet (Vai) McGinness (1929 – 1995), Welfare worker; Sutherland, Selina Murray Macdonald (1839 – 1909), Nurse, Philanthropist, Welfare worker; Syme, Kathleen Alice (1896 – 1977), Journalist, Welfare worker; Tongerie, Maude (1928 – 2023), Welfare worker; Turley, Darriea (1960 – ), Local government councillor, Welfare worker; Waterworth, Edith Alice (1873 – 1957), Advocate, Welfare worker; Watts, Margaret Sturge (1892 – 1978), Migrant community advocate, Peace activist, Welfare worker; Webster, Patricia, Welfare worker; Wheeler, Annie Margaret (1867 – 1950), Nurse, Welfare worker; Wolinski, Naomi (1881 – 1969), Bowler, Sports administrator, Welfare worker; Woodcock, Lucy (1889 – 1968), Feminist, Teacher, Trade unionist, Welfare worker; Wu, Omega, Interpreter, Welfare worker; Young, Jeanne Forster (1876 – 1955), Author, Journalist, Political activist, Welfare worker

Wheat farmer: Grigg, Mary Wills (1821 – 1892), Farmer, Sheep farmer, Wheat farmer

Wheelchair Track and Road Racer: Sauvage, Alix Louise (1973 – ), Paralympian, Wheelchair Track and Road Racer

Winemaker: Penfold, Mary (1820 – 1896), Winemaker; Pridham, Ursula Marie (1935 – ), Winemaker

Women in Agriculture Movement: Johnson, Lyn (1940 – ), Cheesemaker, Dairy Farmer, Rural leader, Women in Agriculture Movement

Women's advocacy: Baikie, Barbara, Women's advocacy; Findlater-Smith, Margaret, Women's advocacy; Morris, Julie, Women's advocacy; Nolan, Robyn, Chief Executive Officer, Parliamentarian, Women's advocacy

Women's advocate: Alberti, Susan Marie (1947 – ), Advocate, Australian football club administrator, Businesswoman, Philanthropist, Sports administrator, Women's advocate; Boyd, Phyllis Emma (1926 – 2001), Feminist, Women's advocate; Deagan, Carole Fay (1939 – 1984), Academic, Feminist, Women's advocate, Writer; Hayter, Joanna, Chief Executive Officer, Human Rights Advocate, Policy adviser, Social justice advocate, Women's advocate, Women's rights activist; Ivany, Susie (1957 – ), Community advocate, Women's advocate; Kinsman, Irene Mavis (1917 – 2006), Administrative officer, Secretary, Women's advocate; Newson, Vivienne Elizabeth (1891 – 1973), Women's advocate, Women's rights activist; Refractory Girl (1972 – 1999), Publication, Women's advocate; Roper, Myra Ellen (1911 – 2002), Educator, Public speaker, Women's advocate; Sewell, Alice Maud (1881 – 1971), Chairperson, Women's advocate

Women's club: Princess Ida Club (1888 – 1915), Women's club

Women's health advocate: Mazzella, Kath (1951 – ), Women's health advocate; Tonkin, Miriam (1928 – ), Kindergarten teacher, Peace activist, Women's health advocate, Women's rights activist

Women's liberationist: Geason, Susan (1946 – ), Editor, Journalist, Women's liberationist, Writer; Henderson, Beryl (1897 – 1990), Women's liberationist; Hunter, Thelma Anna Carmela (1923 – 2016), Academic, Political scientist, Women's liberationist; Owen, Mary (1921 – 2017), Trade unionist, Women's liberationist; Ryan, Julia (1937 – 2023), Educator, Women's liberationist; Stevens, Joyce (1928 – 2014), Activist, Communist, Historian, Women's liberationist

Women's Musical Group: U3A Warrani Chorale (1998 – ), Women's Musical Group

Women's organisation: Australian Council for Women (1993 – 1995), Women's organisation, Women‚Äôs advocacy; Australian Vietnamese Women’s Association Inc. (1983 – ), Women's organisation; Canberra Mothercraft Society Inc (1929 – ), Community organisation, Women's organisation; CAPOW! (1992 – ), Women's organisation; Gippsland Women’s Network (2006 – ), Women's organisation, Women's reform group, Women‚Äôs advocacy; Lyceum Club Brisbane Incorporated (1919 – ), Women's organisation; Sydney Women’s Film Group (SWFG), Feminist organisation, Women's organisation; Victorian Rural Women’s Network (1986 – ), Rural organisation, Social action organisation, Women's organisation; Women Lawyers’ Association of Western Australia (1982 – ), Professional Association, Women's organisation; Women with Disabilities ACT (WWDACT) (1995 – ), Advocacy organisation, human rights organisation, Women's organisation; Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA) (1994 – ), Advocacy organisation, human rights organisation, Women's organisation; Women with Disabilities Victoria (WDV) (1994 – ), Advocacy organisation, human rights organisation, Women's organisation; Women’s Employment Board (1942 – 1944), Employment agency, Women's organisation; Women’s Union Committee of the ACT (1976 – ), Union, Women's organisation; Young Women’s Christian Association of Canberra (1929 – ), Community organisation, Not for profit organisation, Women's organisation; Young Women’s Christian Association of Tasmania (1885 – 2000), Women's organisation

Women's reform group: Brisbane Women’s Club (1908 – ), Philanthropic organisation, Women's reform group, Women's Rights Organisation; Gippsland Women’s Network (2006 – ), Women's organisation, Women's reform group, Women‚Äôs advocacy

Women's refuge: Beryl Women’s Refuge (1975 – ), Women's refuge; Catholic Female Refuge (1856 – ), Women's refuge; Elsie Women’s Refuge (1974 – ), Women's refuge; Melbourne Young Women’s Christian Association (Melbourne Y.W.C.A.) (1882 – 1999), Social action organisation, Social support organisation, Voluntary organisation, Welfare organisation, Women's refuge, Women's Rights Organisation; Sydney Female Refuge Society (1848 – 1919), Welfare organisation, Women's refuge; Young Women’s Christian Association Victoria (Y.W.C.A. Victoria) (1999 – ), Social action organisation, Social support organisation, Welfare organisation, Women's refuge, Women's Rights Organisation

Women's Refuge Worker: Cruz, Elba (1945 – ), Union activist, Women's Refuge Worker

Women's Reproductive Health Service: Children By Choice Association Incorporated (1972 – ), Women's Reproductive Health Service

Women's rights activist: Allan, Stella (1871 – 1962), Community advocate, Journalist, Print journalist, Women's rights activist; Alley, Diane Berenice (1927 – ), Community activist, Community worker, Human rights activist, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Arena, Franca (1937 – ), Parliamentarian, Women's rights activist; Bain, Yvonne (1929 – 2004), Educator, Engineer, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Barff, Jane Foss (1863 – 1937), Educator, Women's rights activist; Battye, Margaret (1909 – 1949), Barrister, Lawyer, Political party organiser, Solicitor, Women's rights activist; Baylor, Hilda Gracia (1929 – ), Feminist, Parliamentarian, Teacher, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Beaurepaire, Beryl Edith (1923 – 2018), Community worker, Feminist, Patron, Women's rights activist; Bethune, Dulcie Evelyn, Women's rights activist; Board, Ruby Willmet (1880 – 1963), Community worker, Welfare worker, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Booker, Lorelei Emmeline (1906 – 1994), Women's rights activist; Booth, Sarah (1844 – 1928), Community worker, Women's rights activist; Bowen, Sally (1918 – 1999), Peace activist, Women's rights activist; Brookes, Ivy (1883 – 1970), Advocate, Community worker, Musician, Philanthropist, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Burrows, Maggie, Political activist, Women's rights activist; Byth, Elsie Frances (1890 – 1988), Community worker, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Cameron, Barbara, Women's rights activist; Carnahan, Yvonne, Women's rights activist; Cass, Bettina, Policy adviser, Sociologist, Women's rights activist; Christopherson, Leonie Therese (1939 – ), Advertising practitioner, Author, Community activist, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Cilento, Lady Phyllis Dorothy (1894 – 1987), Broadcaster, Doctor, Journalist, Print journalist, Radio Journalist, Social reformer, Women's rights activist; Cohen, Nerida Josephine (1912 – 2002), Barrister, Chairperson, Lawyer, Public servant, Solicitor, Women's rights activist; Conway, Josephine (1920 – 2007), Women's rights activist; Cooper, Leontine Mary Jane (1837 – 1903), Journalist, Scholar, Teacher, Women's rights activist, Writer; Corrie, Christina Jane (1867 – 1937), Mayoress, Women's rights activist; Cowper, Robina Fordyce (1866 – 1948), Lay preacher, Magistrate, Religious Leader, Women's rights activist; Cox, Eva Maria (1938 – ), social activist, Sociologist, University teacher, Women's rights activist, Writer; Cuthbertson, Margaret (1864 – 1944), Child welfare worker, Factory inspector, Public servant, Women's rights activist; Daly, Jean Mary (1897 – 1986), Women's rights activist; Davey, Margaret Lurline (1915 – 2010), Biology Teacher, Community worker, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; De Leo, Maria, Women's rights activist; Dick, Muriel (1921 – 2000), Farmer, social activist, Women's rights activist; Downing, Cecilia (1858 – 1952), Community worker, Women's rights activist; Dowse, Sara (1938 – ), Feminist, Public servant, Women's rights activist, Writer; Duguid, Phyllis Evelyn, Campaigner, Child welfare advocate, Feminist, Humanitarian, Women's rights activist; Eatock, Pat (1937 – 2015), Aboriginal rights activist, Academic, Filmmaker, Public servant, Women's rights activist; Edwards, Dorothy Edna Annie (1907 – 2006), Alderman, Community worker, Mayor, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Faust, Beatrice Eileen (1939 – 2019), Women's rights activist, Writer; Ferber, Helen Layton (1919 – 2013), Historian, Researcher, Social justice advocate, Women's rights activist, Writer; Fidler, Isabel Margaret (1869 – 1952), Academic, Women's rights activist; Furner, Elizabeth (1916 – 2004), Women's rights activist, Writer; Gallagher, Lynne, Women's rights activist; Geach, Portia Swanston (1873 – 1959), Artist, Women's rights activist; Gelman, Sylvia (1919 – 2018), Equestrian, Gymnast, Public speaker, Teacher, Women's rights activist; Gent, Alison (1920 – 2009), Women's rights activist; Gibson, Gladys Ruth (1901 – 1972), Community worker, Educator, School inspector, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Giddings, Maureen, Community worker, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Glencross, Eleanor (1876 – 1950), Feminist, Political candidate, Women's rights activist; Graham, Diana (1909 – 1999), Aboriginal rights activist, Women's rights activist; Griffiths, Jennie Scott (1875 – 1951), Editor, Feminist, Journalist, Pacifist, Poet, Political activist, social activist, Women's rights activist; Hain, Gladys Adeline (1887 – 1962), Barrister, Lawyer, Solicitor, Women's rights activist; Hall, Edith Mary (1933 – 2011), Disability rights activist, Women's rights activist; Hamilton, Anne Dorothy (1910 – 2002), Campaigner, Dressmaker, Secretary, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Hayter, Joanna, Chief Executive Officer, Human Rights Advocate, Policy adviser, Social justice advocate, Women's advocate, Women's rights activist; Henderson, Robyn Lyn (1947 – ), Administrator, Parliamentarian, Women's rights activist; Higgins, Frances Georgina Watts (Ina) (1860 – 1948), Feminist, Landscape gardener, Suffragist, Women's rights activist; Kent, Ivy Mary (1893 – 1974), Community worker, Women's rights activist; Kirk, Maria (Marie) Elizabeth (1855 – 1928), Welfare worker, Women's rights activist; Kumm, Frances Gertrude (1886 – 1966), Community worker, Women's rights activist; Lawson, Louisa (1848 – 1920), Businesswoman, Feminist, Suffragist, Women's rights activist, Writer; Lee, Lynn, Women's rights activist; Littlejohn, Emma Linda Palmer (1883 – 1949), Feminist, Journalist, Radio Broadcaster, Radio Journalist, Women's rights activist; MacCallum, Dorette Margarethe (Dorothea) (1863 – 1952), Community advocate, Philanthropist, Women's rights activist; Macdonald, Amelia Morrison Fraser (1865 – 1946), Church worker, Social reformer, Tailoress, Women's rights activist; Macdonald, Louisa (1858 – 1949), Educationist, Suffragist, Women's rights activist; Macintosh, Laurel Jean (1924 – 2022), Community activist, Ophthalmologist, Surgeon, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Mahlab, Eve (1937 – ), Businesswoman, Lawyer, Philanthropist, Women's rights activist; Marks, Gladys Hope (1883 – 1970), Academic, Teacher, Women's rights activist; Matthews, May (Susan Mary) (1877 – 1935), Child welfare worker, Political candidate, Public servant, Welfare worker, Women's rights activist; Maxwell, May (Maisie) (1876 – 1977), Actor, Journalist, Print journalist, Radio Journalist, Trade unionist, Women's rights activist; McConnell, Joyce Marion (1916 – 1991), Community worker, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; McLean, Margaret (1845 – 1923), Suffragist, Teacher, Temperance activist, Women's rights activist; Metcalfe, Thelma Constance (1898 – 1984), Community worker, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Miethke, Adelaide Laetitia (1881 – 1962), Educator, Feminist, Peace activist, School inspector, social activist, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Miller, Beryl (1926 – ), Women's rights activist; Miller, Emma (1839 – 1917), Suffragist, Union organiser, Women's rights activist; Moore, Edith Eliza (1872 – 1974), Charity worker, Community worker, Women's rights activist; Morgan, Eliza Elsie ( – 1957), Women's rights activist; Morgan, Joanne, Women's rights activist; Moss, Alice Frances Mabel (May) (1868 – 1948), Welfare worker, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Muscio, Florence Mildred (1882 – 1964), Feminist, School principal, University lecturer, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Newson, Vivienne Elizabeth (1891 – 1973), Women's advocate, Women's rights activist; Norris, Dame Ada May (1901 – 1989), Community worker, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Parker, Judith Ann (1941 – ), Counsellor, Educator, Human Rights Advocate, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Pethybridge, Eva, social activist, Women's rights activist; Preston-Stanley, Millicent Fanny (1883 – 1955), Politician, Women's rights activist; Reading, Fanny (1884 – 1974), Medical practitioner, Women's rights activist, Zionist; Rischbieth, Bessie Mabel (1874 – 1967), Feminist, Women's rights activist; Robinson, Elizabeth Esther (1886 – 1943), Political activist, Political candidate, Women's rights activist; Roderick, Gwendoline Blanche (1928 – ), Public relations professional, Volunteer, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Rose, Maria (1959 – ), Public servant, Women's rights activist; Russell, Delia Constance (1870 – 1938), Community worker, Women's rights activist; Russell, Kathleen (1911 – 2005), Women's rights activist; Scotford, Jessie Margaret (1917 – 2003), Arts administrator, Community worker, Novelist, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Sheehan, Maria (Luisa) (1933 – 2000), Women's rights activist; Skene, Lillias Margaret (1867 – 1957), Farmer, Welfare worker, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Spitzer, Fleur, Feminist, Philanthropist, Women's rights activist; Swanton, Mary Hynes (1861 – 1940), Tailoress, Trade unionist, Women's rights activist; Sweet, Georgina (1875 – 1946), Academic, Philanthropist, Women's rights activist, Zoologist; Thompson, Lorelle, Women's rights activist; Tonkin, Miriam (1928 – ), Kindergarten teacher, Peace activist, Women's health advocate, Women's rights activist; Walker, Ellinor Gertrude (1893 – 1990), Educator, Poet, Women's rights activist; Weber, Ivy Lavinia (1892 – 1976), Parliamentarian, Political candidate, Women's rights activist; Wee, Hean Bee (1946 – ), Community worker, Educator, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Weeks, Clara (1852 – 1937), Suffragist, Teacher, Women's rights activist; Willmore, Henrietta (1842 – 1938), Musician, Women's rights activist; Windeyer, Mary Elizabeth (1836 – 1912), Charity worker, Women's rights activist; Wright, Mary (1903 – 1993), Trade unionist, Women's rights activist

Women's Rights Organisation: Australian Federation of Women Voters (1921 – 1982), Lobby group, Women's Rights Organisation; Australian Local Government Women’s Association (1951 – ), Lobby group, Political organisation, Women's Rights Organisation; Australian Local Government Women’s Association – New South Wales Branch (1952 – ), Lobby group, Political organisation, Women's Rights Organisation; Australian Local Government Women’s Association – South Australian Branch (1964 – ), Lobby group, Political organisation, Women's Rights Organisation; Australian Women’s National League (1904 – 1944), Political organisation, Women's Rights Organisation; BPW Australia (1947 – ), Lobby group, Professional Association, Women's Rights Organisation; BPW Melbourne (1925 – ), Lobby group, Professional Association, Women's Rights Organisation; BPW Newcastle Club (1931 – ), Lobby group, Professional Association, Women's Rights Organisation; BPW Perth Club (1946 – ), Lobby group, Professional Association, Women's Rights Organisation; BPW Sydney Club (1939 – ), Lobby group, Professional Association, Women's Rights Organisation; BPW Wollongong (1953 – ), Lobby group, Membership organisation, Women's Rights Organisation; Brisbane Women’s Club (1908 – ), Philanthropic organisation, Women's reform group, Women's Rights Organisation; Endeavour Forum (1979 – ), Lobby group, Women's Rights Organisation; Federated Association of Australian Housewives (1923 – ), Lobby group, Membership organisation, Women's Rights Organisation; Feminist Club of New South Wales (1914 – ), Lobby group, Women's Rights Organisation; Housewives Association (Australia) South Australian Division (1926 – ), Lobby group, Membership organisation, Women's Rights Organisation; Housewives Association of New South Wales (1918 – ), Lobby group, Membership organisation, Women's Rights Organisation; Housewives Association of Victoria (1915 – ), Lobby group, Membership organisation, Women's Rights Organisation; Liaison Committee of Women’s International Organisations – Australia Group (1950 – 1963), Women's Rights Organisation; Melbourne Young Women’s Christian Association (Melbourne Y.W.C.A.) (1882 – 1999), Social action organisation, Social support organisation, Voluntary organisation, Welfare organisation, Women's refuge, Women's Rights Organisation; National Council of Jewish Women of Australia (1923 – ), Lobby group, Membership organisation, Philanthropic organisation, Religious organisation, Women's Rights Organisation; National Council of Jewish Women, Brisbane Section (1927 – ), Lobby group, Membership organisation, Philanthropic organisation, Religious organisation, Women's Rights Organisation; National Council of Jewish Women, New South Wales Section (1923 – ), Lobby group, Membership organisation, Philanthropic organisation, Religious organisation, Women's Rights Organisation; National Council of Jewish Women, Victoria Section (1927 – ), Lobby group, Membership organisation, Philanthropic organisation, Religious organisation, Women's Rights Organisation; National Council of Jewish Women, Western Australia Section (1929 – ), Lobby group, Membership organisation, Philanthropic organisation, Religious organisation, Women's Rights Organisation; National Italian-Australian Women’s Association (1985 – ), Women's Rights Organisation; New Housewives’ Association (1946 – 1950), Lobby group, Women's Rights Organisation; Progressive Housewives Association, New South Wales (1947 – ), Lobby group, Women's Rights Organisation; The Australian Women’s Suffrage Society (1888 – 1970), Women's Rights Organisation; The Business and Professional Women’s Club of Canberra (1954 – ), Lobby group, Professional Association, Women's Rights Organisation; The National Council of Jewish Women, South Australia Section (1929 – ), Lobby group, Membership organisation, Philanthropic organisation, Religious organisation, Women's Rights Organisation; The National Woman’s Christian Temperance Union of Australia (1891 – ), Lobby group, Religious organisation, Women's Rights Organisation; The Victorian Women’s Suffrage Society (1884 – 1908), Women's Rights Organisation; The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union of Queensland (1885 – ), Lobby group, Religious organisation, Women's Rights Organisation; The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union of Tasmania (1885 – ), Lobby group, Religious organisation, Women's Rights Organisation; The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union of Victoria (1885 – ), Lobby group, Religious organisation, Women's Rights Organisation; United Council for Woman Suffrage (1894 – 1908), Women's Rights Organisation; Victorian Woman’s Suffrage League (1894 – 1908), Women's Rights Organisation; West Australian Housewives’ Association (1920 – 1984), Lobby group, Membership organisation, Women's Rights Organisation; Woman’s Christian Temperance Union of South Australia (1889 – ), Lobby group, Religious organisation, Women's Rights Organisation; Womanhood Suffrage League of New South Wales (1891 – ), Political organisation, Women's Rights Organisation; Women Workers’ Political Organisation (1903 – ), Feminist organisation, Women's Rights Organisation; Women’s Abortion Action Campaign, Sydney (1972 – ), Women's Rights Organisation; Women’s Abortion Action Coalition, Melbourne Victoria (1972 – ), Women's Rights Organisation; Young Women’s Christian Association Victoria (Y.W.C.A. Victoria) (1999 – ), Social action organisation, Social support organisation, Welfare organisation, Women's refuge, Women's Rights Organisation; Zonta Club of Perth (1971 – ), Social support organisation, Women's Rights Organisation; Zonta Club of Sydney (1966 – ), Social support organisation, Women's Rights Organisation

Women's rights organiser: Alley, Diane Berenice (1927 – ), Community activist, Community worker, Human rights activist, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Bain, Yvonne (1929 – 2004), Educator, Engineer, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Baylor, Hilda Gracia (1929 – ), Feminist, Parliamentarian, Teacher, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Board, Ruby Willmet (1880 – 1963), Community worker, Welfare worker, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Brookes, Ivy (1883 – 1970), Advocate, Community worker, Musician, Philanthropist, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Byth, Elsie Frances (1890 – 1988), Community worker, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Christopherson, Leonie Therese (1939 – ), Advertising practitioner, Author, Community activist, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Davey, Margaret Lurline (1915 – 2010), Biology Teacher, Community worker, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Dobson, Emily (1842 – 1934), Advocate, Philanthropist, Welfare worker, Women's rights organiser; Edwards, Dorothy Edna Annie (1907 – 2006), Alderman, Community worker, Mayor, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Gibson, Gladys Ruth (1901 – 1972), Community worker, Educator, School inspector, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Giddings, Maureen, Community worker, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Hamilton, Anne Dorothy (1910 – 2002), Campaigner, Dressmaker, Secretary, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Macintosh, Laurel Jean (1924 – 2022), Community activist, Ophthalmologist, Surgeon, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; McConnell, Joyce Marion (1916 – 1991), Community worker, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Metcalfe, Thelma Constance (1898 – 1984), Community worker, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Miethke, Adelaide Laetitia (1881 – 1962), Educator, Feminist, Peace activist, School inspector, social activist, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Mocatta, Necia (1938 – 2000), Community worker, International activist, Women's rights organiser; Moss, Alice Frances Mabel (May) (1868 – 1948), Welfare worker, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Muscio, Florence Mildred (1882 – 1964), Feminist, School principal, University lecturer, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Norris, Dame Ada May (1901 – 1989), Community worker, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Parker, Judith Ann (1941 – ), Counsellor, Educator, Human Rights Advocate, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Roderick, Gwendoline Blanche (1928 – ), Public relations professional, Volunteer, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Scotford, Jessie Margaret (1917 – 2003), Arts administrator, Community worker, Novelist, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Skene, Lillias Margaret (1867 – 1957), Farmer, Welfare worker, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser; Wee, Hean Bee (1946 – ), Community worker, Educator, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser

Women's Services Provider: Queen Victoria Women’s Centre (1994 – ), Historical Landmark, Women's Services Provider

Women's suffrage organisation: Queensland Women’s Electoral League (1903 – ), Women's suffrage organisation; Woman’s Christian Temperance Union of New South Wales (1882 – ), Lobby group, Religious organisation, Women's suffrage organisation; Women’s Equal Franchise Association (1894 – 1905), Women's suffrage organisation

Women‚Äôs advocacy: Australian Council for Women (1993 – 1995), Women's organisation, Women‚Äôs advocacy; Australian Federation of Graduate Women (Australian Capital Territory) Inc. (1944 – ), Lobby group, University club/society, Women‚Äôs advocacy; Australian Federation of Graduate Women (Northern Territory) Inc., University club/society, Women‚Äôs advocacy; Australian Federation of Graduate Women (Queensland) Inc. (1920 – ), University club/society, Women‚Äôs advocacy; Australian Federation of Graduate Women (South Australia) Inc. (1914 – ), Lobby group, University club/society, Women‚Äôs advocacy; Australian Federation of Graduate Women Inc. (1922 – ), University club/society, Women‚Äôs advocacy; Australian Political Studies Association Women’s Caucus (2007 – ), Professional Association, Women‚Äôs advocacy; Gippsland Women’s Network (2006 – ), Women's organisation, Women's reform group, Women‚Äôs advocacy; Graduate Women Victoria Inc. (1922 – ), Social support organisation, University club/society, Women‚Äôs advocacy; Murphy, Isla Victoria (1913 – 1967), Army officer (former), Lawyer, Women‚Äôs advocacy; Oscar, June (1962 – ), Aboriginal leader, Aboriginal rights activist, Administrator, Filmmaker, Health worker, Social justice advocate, Welfare worker, Women‚Äôs advocacy; Soroptimist International of Canberra Incorporated (1954 – ), Service organisation, Women‚Äôs advocacy; Soroptimist International of South Canberra (1971 – 2001), Service organisation, Women‚Äôs advocacy; Soroptimist International of Victoria (1948 – ), Service organisation, Women‚Äôs advocacy

Woolgrower: Adams, Gwendolyn Isabelle (1941 – 2020), Community stalwart, Environmentalist, Farmer, Woolgrower; Mason, Louise, Businesswoman, Farmer, Woolgrower; McShane, Clare (1948 – ), Businesswoman, Clothing designer, Woolgrower

Workers' Association: Workers’ Educational Association of Queensland (1913 – 1932), Educational Association, Workers' Association

Writer: Abdel-Fattah, Randa, Lawyer, Solicitor, Writer; Ackermann, Jessie (1857 – 1951), Social reformer, Temperance activist, Writer; Archer, Robyn (1948 – ), Advocate, Artistic director, Director, Singer, Writer; Armstrong, Sarah (1968 – ), Journalist, Print journalist, Radio Journalist, Television Journalist, Writer; Aston, Matilda Ann (1873 – 1947), Disability rights activist, Teacher, Writer; Atkinson, Caroline Louisa Waring (1834 – 1872), Botanical artist, Illustrator, Naturalist, Writer; Auld, Elizabeth (1901 – 1998), Journalist, Print journalist, Writer; Baynton, Barbara (1857 – 1929), Writer; Behrendt, Larissa (1969 – ), Academic, Lawyer, Writer; Bennett, Mary Montgomerie (Montgomery) (1881 – 1961), Aboriginal rights activist, Teacher, Writer; Bilson, Gay (1944 – ), Chef, Restauranteur, Writer; Bjelke-Petersen, Marie Caroline (1874 – 1969), Physical Culturalist, Teacher, Writer; Blackburn, Helen Carola (1918 – 2005), Author, Aviator, Journalist, Pilot, Writer; Blackman, Barbara (1928 – 2024), Patron, Philanthropist, Writer; Brinsmead, Hesba Fay (1922 – 2003), Writer; Buchanan, Cheryl (1955 – ), Aboriginal rights activist, Publisher, Writer; Burke, Janine Carmel Brigitte (1952 – ), Art historian, Writer; Burton, Clare (1942 – 1998), Academic, Consultant, Public servant, Researcher, Writer; Chambers, Stephanie, Writer; Chung, Helene (1945 – ), Journalist, Radio Journalist, Television Journalist, Writer; Clarke, Marian Margaret (1911 – 1998), Journalist, Writer; Clarke, Patricia (1926 – ), Editor, Historian, Journalist, Writer; Compton, Jennifer (1949 – ), Playwright, Poet, Writer; Connolly, Sharon, Chief Executive Officer, Director, Media executive, Producer, Writer; Cooper, Leontine Mary Jane (1837 – 1903), Journalist, Scholar, Teacher, Women's rights activist, Writer; Cox, Eva Maria (1938 – ), social activist, Sociologist, University teacher, Women's rights activist, Writer; Cummings, Barbara (1948 – 2019), Child welfare worker, Welfare worker, Writer; D’Aprano, Zelda Fay (1928 – 2018), Dental nurse, Feminist, Trade unionist, Writer; Dale, Lyn (1945 – ), Administrator, Historian, Soldier, Writer; Daniels, Kay (1941 – 2001), Historian, Public servant, Writer; Day, Lynette Therese (1936 – 2006), Writer; Deagan, Carole Fay (1939 – 1984), Academic, Feminist, Women's advocate, Writer; Deamer, Mary Elizabeth Kathleen Dulcie (1890 – 1972), Actor, Journalist, Novelist, Playwright, Poet, Writer; Dethridge, Susan Margery (1945 – 2003), Councillor, Journalist, Writer; Devanny, Jean (1894 – 1962), Feminist, Trade unionist, Writer; Deveson, Anne Barbara (1930 – 2016), Broadcaster, Filmmaker, Writer; Dixon, Trisha Burkitt (1953 – ), Photographer, Writer; Dobson, Rosemary de Brissac (1920 – 2012), Editor, Poet, Writer; Dolling, Alison Mary (1917 – 2006), Teacher, Writer; Doudy, Jane Sarah (Jeanne) (1849 – 1932), Teacher, Writer; Dowse, Sara (1938 – ), Feminist, Public servant, Women's rights activist, Writer; Dunn, Patricia Irene, Documentary filmmaker, Editor, Parliamentarian, University teacher, Writer; Dunne, Claire (1937 – ), Actor, Broadcaster, Writer; Durack, Elizabeth (1915 – 2000), Artist, Illustrator, Writer; Dwyer, Vera Gladys (1889 – 1967), Writer; Edgar, Suzanne (1939 – ), Author, Poet, Writer; Erickson, Frederica Lucy (Rica) (1908 – 2009), Botanical artist, Historian, Naturalist, Writer; Evans, Henrietta Matilda Jane (1827 – 1886), Novelist, Teacher, Writer; Factor, June (1936 – 2024), Academic, Broadcaster, Children's writer, Folklorist, Historian, Writer; Fahey, Diane Mary (1945 – ), Editor, Lecturer, Poet, Writer; Faust, Beatrice Eileen (1939 – 2019), Women's rights activist, Writer; Ferber, Helen Layton (1919 – 2013), Historian, Researcher, Social justice advocate, Women's rights activist, Writer; Fitzpatrick, Kate (1947 – ), Actor, Commentator, Writer; Forster, Betty Guise, Author, Writer; Fortune, Mary Helena (1833 – 1911), Journalist, Print journalist, Writer; Franklin, Stella Maria ( Marian) Sarah Miles (1879 – 1954), Writer; Frazer, Connie (1925 – 2002), Feminist, Poet, Revolutionist, Writer; Friend, Gwen (1923 – 2016), Artist, Set designer, Writer; Furner, Elizabeth (1916 – 2004), Women's rights activist, Writer; Gantner, Neilma (1922 – 2015), Philanthropist, Writer; Garner, Helen (1942 – ), Journalist, Scriptwriter, Writer; Geason, Susan (1946 – ), Editor, Journalist, Women's liberationist, Writer; Gibson, Emily (1887 – 1974), Educator, Garden designer, Horticulturalist, Landscape architect, Pioneer, Writer; Gillan, Joy Lindrum, Writer; Gilmore, Mary Jean (1865 – 1962), Poet, Teacher, Writer; Goodyer, Paula, Journalist, Print journalist, Writer; Greenwood, Irene Adelaide (1898 – 1992), Activist, Broadcaster, Feminist, Pacifist, Peace activist, Writer; Greer, Germaine (1939 – ), Academic, Environmentalist, Feminist, Writer; Hall, Lesley (1954 – 2013), Arts administrator, Chief Executive Officer, Disability rights activist, Feminist, Writer; Hanrahan, Barbara Janice (1939 – 1991), Artist, Printmaker, Writer; Harford, Lesbia Venner (1891 – 1927), Activist, Lawyer, Poet, Writer; Hawthorne, Susan, Feminist, Writer; Hazlehurst, Leonie (Noni) Elva (1953 – ), Actor, Broadcaster, Director, Presenter, Television actor, Television personality, Writer, Youth advocate; Heagney, Muriel Agnes (1885 – 1974), Political candidate, Trade unionist, Writer; Henry, Alice (1857 – 1943), Feminist, Journalist, Lecturer, Trade unionist, Writer; Hewitt, Alison Hope (1915 – 2011), University lecturer, Writer; Hill, Ernestine (1899 – 1972), Biographer, Journalist, Photographer, Writer; Horacek, Judy (1961 – ), Cartoonist, Illustrator, Visual artist, Writer; Hughes, Robin, Filmmaker, Producer, Writer; Huxley, Keri, Community advocate, Editor, Local government councillor, Mayor, Writer; Hyde, Miriam Beatrice (1913 – 2005), Composer, Lecturer, Musician, Pianist, Poet, Tutor, Writer; Ingleton, Sue, Actor, Architect, Comedian, Writer; James, Florence (1902 – 1993), Journalist, Writer; Job, Peg (1946 – 2017), Editor, Writer; Johnston, Dorothy (1948 – ), Author, Novelist, Poet, Writer; Keavney, Kay (1921 – 1989), Journalist, Print journalist, Writer; Keesing, Nancy Florence (1923 – 1993), Author, Editor, Literary critic, Poet, Writer; Kenihan, Kerry (1944 – ), Journalist, Print journalist, Teacher, Writer; Kersey, Joan Sophia (1926 – 2013), Social worker, Writer; Klein, Renate (1945 – ), Associate professor, Feminist, Writer; Klugman, Kristine Kay (1941 – ), Historian, Nurse, Researcher, Writer; Law-Smith, Joan (1919 – 1998), Botanical artist, Gardener, Horticulturalist, Illustrator, Writer; Lawson, Louisa (1848 – 1920), Businesswoman, Feminist, Suffragist, Women's rights activist, Writer; Lazaroo, Simone (1961 – ), Writer; Lee, Betsy (Bessie) Harrison (1860 – 1950), Suffragist, Temperance activist, Writer; Leeper, Valentine Alexa (1900 – 2001), Writer; Legge, Kate, Editor, Journalist, Print journalist, Writer; Loh, Morag (1935 – 2019), Curator, Historian, Lecturer, Writer; Macquarie, Elizabeth Henrietta (1778 – 1835), Diarist, Governor's spouse, Traveller, Writer; Mafi-Williams, Lorraine (1940 – 2001), Actor, Filmmaker, Writer; Mansell, Chris (1953 – ), Editor, Playwright, Poet, Writer; Martiniello, Jenni Kemarre OAM (1949 – ), Advocate, Artist, Educator, Writer; Masters, Olga (1919 – 1986), Journalist, Print journalist, Writer; Mattingley, Christobel Rosemary (1931 – ), Author, Children's writer, Lecturer, Librarian, Writer; McCaughey, Jean (1917 – 2012), Social reformer, Writer; McDonagh, Phyllis Glory (1900 – 1978), Film producer, Journalist, Writer; McGarry, Kathleen Patricia ( – 1958), Barrister, Lawyer, Playwright, Writer; McMaster, Rhyll (1947 – ), Author, Poet, Writer; McPhee, Hilary (1941 – ), Editor, Publisher, Writer; Miller, Olga Eunice (1920 – 2003), Community worker, Environmentalist, Illustrator, Storyteller, Writer; Mitchell, Janet Charlotte (1896 – 1957), Banker, Journalist, Print journalist, Writer; Mitchell, Sibyl Elyne (1913 – 2002), Cattle Farmer, Community worker, Skier, Writer; Morgan, Sally (1951 – ), Artist, Writer; Murdoch, Madoline (Nina) (1890 – 1976), Journalist, Print journalist, Teacher, Writer; Murphy, Agnes G. (1865 – 1936), Journalist, Print journalist, Writer; Niall, Brenda Mary (1930 – ), Academic, Author, Biographer, Literary critic, Writer; Ogg, Margaret Ann (1863 – 1953), Electoral reformer, Feminist, Journalist, Musician, Poet, Writer; Olive, Win (1918 – 2000), Author, Peace campaigner, Writer; Palmer, Aileen Yvonne (1915 – 1988), Communist, Defence worker, Poet, Political activist, Translator, Writer; Palmer, Helen Gwynneth (1917 – 1979), Political activist, Teacher, Writer; Park, Ruth (1917 – 2010), Writer; Perkins, Rachel (1970 – ), Director, Producer, Writer; Perry, Grace Amelia (1927 – 1987), Editor, Medical practitioner, Poet, Writer; Pilkington, Doris (1937 – 2014), Nurse, Writer; Poole, Philippa (1932 – 2021), Writer; Praed, Rosa (1851 – 1935), Writer; Prichard, Katharine Susannah (1883 – 1969), Journalist, Writer; Pung, Alice (1981 – ), Lawyer, Writer; Rae-Ellis, Vivienne (1930 – 2015), Actor, Author, Newspaper columnist, Writer; Read, Robyn, Journalist, Parliamentarian, Political candidate, Politician, Public servant, Tutor, Writer; Reed-Gilbert, Kerry (1956 – 2019), Activist, Artist, Consultant, Educator, Writer; Reed, Cynthia (1908 – 1976), Designer, Writer; Riley, Sally, Director, Media executive, Producer, Writer; Roberts, Shirley Dallas (1927 – 2011), Medical practitioner, Radiologist, Writer; Ronksley-Pavia, Michelle (1974 – ), Artist, Teacher, Writer; Rosman, Alice Trevenen (1882 – 1961), Editor, Journalist, Novelist, Writer; Rossi, Daisy Mary (1879 – 1974), Artist, Designer, Writer; Roughsey, Elsie (Labumore) (1923 – 2000), Community worker, Educator, Health worker, Writer; Ryan, Edna Minna (1904 – 1997), Activist, Feminist, Trade unionist, Writer; Salmon, Lorraine (1910 – 1970), Journalist, Print journalist, Radio Journalist, Writer; Scott, Emily (1882 – 1957), Journalist, Lecturer, Music teacher, Musician, Writer; Scutt, Jocelynne Annette (1947 – ), Academic, Activist, Barrister, Lawyer, Writer; Shewcroft, Joyce Eileen (1912 – 2001), Barrister, Lawyer, Legal advisor, Poet, Writer; Shortland, Cate (1968 – ), Director, Writer; Smithurst Schlosshan, Patricia Mary (1932 – 2007), Barrister, Lawyer, Writer; Spence, Catherine Helen (1825 – 1910), Campaigner, Suffragist, Writer; Spender, Dale (1943 – ), Writer; Spunner, Suzanne Sylvia (1951 – ), Critic, Playwright, Writer; Stasko, Nicolette (1950 – ), Poet, Writer; Stead, Christina Ellen (1902 – 1983), Novelist, Writer; Sykes, Roberta (Bobbi) (1944 – 2010), Academic, Administrator, Health worker, Journalist, Writer; Szunejko, Halina Teresa (1936 – ), Community activist, Teacher, Writer; Tankard Reist, Melinda (1963 – ), Social commentator, Writer; Townend, Christine Elizabeth (1944 – ), Activist, Writer; Travers, Carmel, Businesswoman, Director, Journalist, Producer, Writer; Van Praagh, Margaret (1910 – 1990), Dancer, Director, Educator, Producer, Writer; Veitch, Kate (1955 – ), Journalist, Print journalist, Writer; Vick, Lesley Helen (1945 – ), Academic, Editor, Researcher, Writer; Vickers, Laura, Businesswoman, Lawyer, Solicitor, Writer; Walling, Edna Margaret (1896 – 1973), Journalist, Landscape designer, Photographer, Writer; Ward, Elizabeth (Biff), Feminist, social activist, Writer; Watt, Mildred Mary (1903 – 1983), Author, Scholar, Translator, Writer; White, Kerry Maree (1958 – ), Author, Bibliographer, Writer; Whyse, Imogen, Poet, Writer; Williams, Christine (Chris) V. (1952 – ), Journalist, Writer; Williams, Joan (1916 – 2008), Activist, Broadcaster, Journalist, Print journalist, Radio Journalist, Writer; Woodrow, Carol Joan (1943 – ), Actor, Director, Teacher, Writer; Wright, Judith Arundell (1915 – 2000), Poet, Writer; Zainuddin, Ailsa (1927 – 2019), Academic, Historian, Writer

Writers Group: Ladies Literary Society (1911 – ), Writers Group; Seven Writers (1980 – 1998), Writers Group

Writing Award: Eldridge Award (1998 – ), Writing Award