- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: PR00438
Smith, Wilhelmena
- Alias Smith, Bill
- Born 1886, Australia
- Died 1975, Herberton Queensland Australia
- Occupation Jockey, Sportswoman
Summary
Bill’ Smith was a successful North Queensland jockey in the early 1900s. Viewed as small in statue and eccentric in behaviour, it was not until his death in 1975 that it was discovered that ‘Bill’ Smith was actually a woman, thus making her Australia’s first female jockey.
Published resources
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Book
- Bill Smith 1886 – 1975 jockey, Young, Marabelle, 1988, http://www.200australianwomen.com/names/129.html
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Resource Section
- Christian Wilhelmina (Bill) Smith (1886 – 1975), Radi, Heather, 2009, http://www.women.qld.gov.au/q150/1970/index.html#item-christian-smith
- Jockey a Feminist Hero: Wilhemena deserves a proper tombstone, Gray, Steve, 2008, http://www.womenshistory.com.au/image.asp?iID=257
- Wilhemina 'Bill' Smith, 2008, http://www.womenshistory.com.au/image.asp?iID=243
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Resource
- Wilhelmena Smith Tribute Now Complete, Purser, Phil, 2005, http://www.justracing.com.au/features.php?news_page=1&artid=1613&catid=100
- Trove: Smith, Wilhelmena (1886-1975), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-755078
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Site Exhibition
- The Women's Pages: Australian Women and Journalism since 1850, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2008, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/cal/cal-home.html