Chong, Patti
(1955 – )Businesswoman, Lawyer, Philanthropist, Solicitor
Patti Chong is a Perth based legal practitioner with thirty-five years experience in both private and public practice. Born and educated in Batu Pahat, in the state of Johore, Malaysia, she came to Perth in 1973, studied law at the University of Western Australia and graduated in 1979 with a Bachelor of Jurisprudence and a Bachelor of Laws in 1980. She was the only Chinese woman in her class, one of only four women in total. In 2006 she established her own practice, working in a wide variety of areas. She has a commitment to mentoring young lawyers and legal students.
Patti Chong was interviewed by Nikki Henningham in the Trailblazing Women and the Law Oral History Project. For details of the interview see the National Library of Australia CATALOGUE RECORD.
Tulip, Marie
(1935 – 2015)Academic, Feminist theologian
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Uhr, Marie-Louise
(1923 – 2001)Activist, Biochemist
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Webby, Elizabeth
(1942 – )Academic, Literary critic
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Shineberg, Dorothy Lois
(1927 – 2004)Historian
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Reed, Cynthia
(1908 – 1976)Designer, Writer
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Roe, Jillian Isobel (Jill)
(1940 – 2017)Historian
Jill Roe was a distinguished Australian historian and academic who wrote an important biography of the Australian writer Miles Franklin. She published her memoir, Our Fathers Cleared the Bush, about her childhood on the Eyre Peninsula in 2016.
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O’Shane, Gladys Dorothy
(1919 – 1965)Aboriginal rights activist, Community Leader
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Park, Ruth
(1917 – 2010)Writer
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Patrick, Alison Mary Houston
(1921 – 2006)Historian
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Reay, Marie Olive
(1922 – 2004)Anthropologist
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Moyal, Ann
(1926 – 2019)Historian, Scholar
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O’Kane, Mary Josephine
(1954 – )Company director, Engineer, Scientist, University vice-chancellor
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McPhee, Hilary
(1941 – )Editor, Publisher, Writer
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Moore, Eleanor May
(1875 – 1949)Pacifist, Peace activist
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McGuire, Francis Margaret Cheadle
(1900 – 1995)Author, Catholic lay leader
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MacKellar, Isobel Marion Dorothea (Dorothea)
(1885 – 1968)Novelist, Poet
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Martin, Jean Isobel
(1923 – 1979)Educator, Sociologist
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Matthews, Jill Julius
(1949 – )Academic
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Mawson, Francisca Adriana (Paquita)
(1891 – 1974)Biographer, Charity worker, Community worker
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Lake, Marilyn Lee
(1949 – )Academic, Author, Historian, Researcher
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Lasica, Margaret
(1926 – 1993)Dancer
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Liedtke, Tanja Michaela Karin
(1977 – 2007)Choreographer, Dancer, Director
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Holmes, Marion Louisa
(1856 – 1921)Artist, Charity worker
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Huggins, Jacqueline (Jackie) Gail
(1956 – )Aboriginal rights activist, Historian
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Johnson, Alana
(1955 – )Businesswoman, Farmer, Social worker
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Healy, Evelyn Myrtle
(1912 – 2009)Artist, Community activist, Peace activist
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