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Click on a woman's name to see her biographical entry in the Australian Women's Archives Project register, with links to bibliographical and archival information.

Women in War Home

There are 185 women with biographical resources.

Abbott, Joan Stevenson (Judy) (1899 - 1975)
Nurse and Servicewoman
Adam-Smith, Patricia Jean (Patsy) (1924 - 2001)
Author, Historian and Servicewoman
Adderley, Vera May (1915 - 1984?)
Matron and Servicewoman
Ainsworth, Eve (1914 - 1994)
Nurse and Servicewoman
Allgrove, Ellen Mavis (Nell) (1910 - 1994)
Nurse and Servicewoman
Anderson, Margaret Irene (1915 - 2009)
Servicewoman
Appleford, Alys (Alice) Ross (1891 - 1968)
Servicewoman, Nurse and Nursing administrator
Ashton, Carrie (Jean) (1905 - 2002)
Nurse and Servicewoman
Avery, Kathleen J (1894 - 1990)
Nurse and Servicewoman
Backhouse, Enid (Elizabeth) (1917 - 2013)
Novelist and Servicewoman
Bage, Anna Frederika (1883 - 1970)
Academic, Biologist and Sports Administrator
Bage, Jessie Eleanor
Social welfare
Baker, Edith Clarice (1899 - 1983)
Nurse and Matron
Ball, Betty Elva (1922 - )
Servicewoman and Community worker
Bandler, Faith Ida Lessing (1920 - 2015)
Author and Campaigner
Barr Smith, Mary (Molly) Isobel (1863 - 1941)
Philanthropist
Batt, Elva May (1920 - )
Servicewoman
Beaurepaire, Beryl Edith (1923 - )
Feminist, Women's rights activist, Community worker and Patron
Bell, Jane (1873 - 1959)
Hospital Matron and Nurse
Berry, Margaret Maude (1906 - 2000)
Kindergarten Principal and Servicewoman
Best, Amelia Martha (1900 - 1979)
Parliamentarian
Best, Kathleen Annie Louise (1910 - 1957)
Nurse and Servicewoman
Bidstrup, Jean (Eve) (1913 - )
Nurse and Servicewoman
Blackwood, Margaret (1909 - 1986)
Botanist, Geneticist and Servicewoman
Board, Ruby Willmet (1880 - 1963)
Community worker, Social welfare, Women's rights activist and Women's rights organiser
Bowe, Ethel Jessie (1906 - 1961)
Nurse, Servicewoman and Matron
Bowen, Esther Gwendolyn (Stella) (1893 - 1947)
Artist
Boyce, Una Parry (1911 - 2003)
Nurse and Community worker
Boye, Ruby (Olive) (1891 - 1990)
Servicewoman
Bradwell, Elizabeth Merle (Betty) (1914 - )
Nurse and Servicewoman
Brookes, Mabel Balcombe (1890 - 1975)
Author, Political candidate and Community worker
Bruce, Minnie (Mary) Grant (1878 - 1958)
Author, Feminist and Journalist
Bryce, Joan Elvina (1904 - 1995)
Servicewoman
Bullwinkel, Vivian (1915 - 2000)
Nurse, Servicewoman and Health administrator
Burchill, Dora (Elizabeth) (1904 - 2003)
Nurse, Author and Historian
Cahn, Audrey Josephine (1905 - 2008)
Microbiologist, Dietician, Servicewoman and Lecturer
Cameron, Elizabeth Katherine (Betty) (1918 - 2011)
Servicewoman and Community worker
Campbell, Margery (1919 - )
Servicewoman
Carlton, Eileen Grace (Sally)
Community worker and Social worker
Carter, Doris Jessie (1912 - 1999)
Hockey Player, Olympian, Servicewoman, Sports Administrator and Track and Field Athlete
Cawood, Dorothy Gwendolen (1884 - 1962)
Nurse and Servicewoman
Cheers, Joanne
Servicewoman
Childs, Thelma Minnie (1914 - 2003)
Servicewoman and Matron
Christie, Joan Lora (1918 - 2001)
Educator, Local government councillor and Servicewoman
Colman, Alma Undine (1912 - 1966)
Servicewoman
Conyers, Evelyn Augusta (1870 - 1944)
Matron and Servicewoman
Corry, Alice Gwendoline ( - 1998)
Servicewoman
Craig, Audrey Beatrice (1910 - 1994)
Print Journalist, Servicewoman and Journalist
Cranswick, Isobel (Hilary) (1915 - 2007)
Nurse and Servicewoman
Crittenden, Jean Hilda (1906 - )
Matron and Servicewoman
Curtis-Otter, Margaret Catherine (1910 - 1992)
Servicewoman
Cutler, Helen Gray Annetta (1923 - 1990)
Servicewoman and Community worker
Darling, Honor Brinsley (1918 - 2000)
Servicewoman and Journalist
Darling, Janet Patteson (Pat) (1913 - 2007)
Servicewoman
Davidson, Ethel Sarah (1872 - 1939)
Nurse and Servicewoman
Davis, Mervyn Twynam (1916 - 1985)
Landscape architect and Servicewoman
Deasey, Maude (Kathleen) (1909 - 1968)
Teacher, Servicewoman and Administrator
Docker, Betty Bristow (1920 - 2001)
Servicewoman, Nurse and Matron
Doherty, Muriel Knox (1896 - 1988)
Nurse educator and Nursing administrator
Dohnt, Lynley Eva (1898 - 1991)
Nurse and Servicewoman
Douglas, Mary Stewart (May) (1904 - 1999)
Servicewoman
Dow, Patrice Moya
Servicewoman
Dowson, Dorothy (Joan) (1918 - 2006)
Servicewoman and Community worker
Doyle, Jess Scott (1921 - 1988)
Servicewoman
Dutton, Mary Doreen (Mollie) (1896 - 1993)
Nurse and Servicewoman
Dynon, Moira Lenore (1920 - 1976)
Scientist, Servicewoman and Welfare worker
Eales, Jean (1915 - 1989)
Servicewoman
Evans, Beryl Alice (1922 - 2006)
Servicewoman and Parliamentarian
Fall, Constance Amy (1903 - 1992)
Nurse
Feltham, Juanita Cecila
Servicewoman
Finlay, Judith (Judy) (1921 - )
Community worker
Fisher, Mary (Marie) Gertrude (1926 - 1995)
Servicewoman
Fisher, Nora Adel (1929 - )
Servicewoman and Public servant
Fitzpatrick, Kathleen Elizabeth (1905 - 1990)
Associate professor, Historian and Author
Flett, Penelope (Penny) Ruth
Medical administrator
Fowler, Kathleen May
Servicewoman
Fox, Mary Elizabeth Gertrude (1877 - 1962)
Headmistress
Freeman, Mavis Louisa (1907 - 1992)
Scientist and Servicewoman
Frost, Catherine Adelaide Marcelle (1921 - 2013)
Servicewoman and Community worker
Gehan, Gwenneth Victoria (1911 - )
Servicewoman
Gerrard, Patricia (1918 - )
Nurse and Servicewoman
Gibson, Jean Agnes (1914 - 2002)
Nurse and Servicewoman
Goddé, Mary (1921 - 2000)
Servicewoman
Gordon, Margaret Bracken (1917 - )
Community worker
Gould, Ellen Julia (Nellie) (1860 - 1941)
Nurse
Graham, Margaret (1860 - 1942)
Nurse and Matron
Gunn, Jeannie (Mrs Aeneas) (1870 - 1961)
Author
Guy, Margaret Frances (1910 - 1988)
Nurse, Nurse educator and Nursing administrator
Hamilton-Williams, Ruth Myee (1905 - 1992)
Teacher and Servicewoman
Hammer, Julie Margaret (1955 - )
Servicewoman
Hannon, Gwenyth (1909 - 2008)
Dentist
Hartshorn, Alma Elizabeth (1913 - 2004)
Servicewoman and Lecturer
Hawthorn, Dorothy (1901 - 1983)
Servicewoman
Hayter, Lorna (1897 - 1989)
Agriculturalist, Servicewoman and Public servant
Healy, June Marie (1934 - )
Servicewoman and Community worker
Henderson, Margaret Mary (1915 - 2017)
Physician
Heysen, Nora (1911 - 2003)
Artist
Heywood, Irene Teresa (1923 - 2004)
Servicewoman
Hill, Dorothy (1907 - 1997)
Geologist and Palaeontologist
Hodgson, Agnes
Community worker
Humphery, Isobel (1914 - 1988)
Headmistress and Community worker
Irving, Sybil Howy (1897 - 1973)
Servicewoman
Jackson, Dawn Valerie Vautin (1917 - 1995)
Servicewoman
Jeffrey, Agnes (Betty) (1908 - 2000)
Nurse, Nursing administrator and Author
Jorgenson, June (1924 - )
Servicewoman and Community worker
Kellett, Adelaide Maud
Matron
Kenny, Elizabeth (1880 - 1952)
Nurse and Health administrator
Kirwan, Joan Dorothy (1924 - 2003)
Servicewoman, Nurse and Matron
Laidlaw, Annie Ina (1889 - 1978)
Matron and Servicewoman
Lane, Ethel Marion (1918 - 2007)
Nurse, Servicewoman and Community worker
Lang, Margaret Irene (1893 - 1983)
Nurse and Matron
Linnane, Joyce Enid (Joy) (1919 - )
Servicewoman
Lobb, Diana Joan (Di) (1930 - )
Servicewoman
Long, Thelma Dorothy (1918 - 2015)
Tennis player and Servicewoman
Lynch, Aileen Elizabeth (1898 - 1983)
Bureaucrat and Community worker
MacLeod, Barbara Denise (1929 - 2000)
Servicewoman
MacPherson, Daisy Cardin (Tootie) (1911 - 1989)
Servicewoman
Mander-Jones, Lois Jessie (1920 - 2008)
Counsellor, Researcher and University teacher
Manning, Eleanor (1906 - 1986)
Servicewoman
Marshall, Dorothy May (1902 - 1961)
Welfare worker and Teacher
Maxwell, Barbara Edwina Audrey (1932 - 1991)
Servicewoman
Mayo, Edith (Janet) Allen (1915 - 1995)
Community worker
McClemans, Sheila Mary (1909 - 1988)
Director, Lawyer and Servicewoman
McDonald, Grace Thelma (1927 - 2013)
Servicewoman and Community worker
McEwan, Kathleen (Kitty) Agnes Rose (1894 - 1969)
Golfer, Journalist, Print Journalist, Sports Journalist and War Worker
McKenzie, Florence Violet (1892 - 1982)
Electrical engineer and Servicewoman
Meyer, Hilda Florence (1899 - )
Servicewoman
Miethke, Adelaide Laetitia (1881 - 1962)
Educator, Feminist, School inspector, Women's rights activist, Women's rights organiser, Social activist and Peace activist
Miller, Mabel Flora (1906 - 1978)
Barrister, Lawyer and Politician
Miller, Mary (1920 - 2003)
Child welfare advocate, Labour movement activist, Teacher and Welfare activist
Moss, Alice Frances Mabel (May) (1868 - 1948)
Welfare worker, Women's rights activist and Women's rights organiser
Mount-Batten, Betty Joyce (1924 - )
Servicewoman and Author
Munro, Dorothy Jean (1921 - 2011)
Servicewoman
Murphy, Isla Victoria (1913 - 1967)
Army officer (former), Lawyer and Women’s advocacy
Nixon, Elizabeth (1865 - )
Nurse
Oodgeroo Noonuccal (1920 - 1993)
Poet, Political activist, Artist and Educator
Palmer, Helen Gwynneth (1917 - 1979)
Writer, Teacher and Political activist
Parker, Kathleen Isabel Alice (Kay) (1906 - 1979)
Servicewoman and Nurse
Parker, Marjorie Bryson (Madge) (1908 - 1997)
Servicewoman
Pearson, Kathleen Winifred
Servicewoman
Pemberton, Jean Keers (1913 - 2001)
Servicewoman
Pender, Beryl Elizabeth (1902 - 1974)
Community worker
Penman, Alice Maud (1918 - )
Servicewoman and Community worker
Perkins, Jessie May ( - 2010)
Servicewoman
Plumb, Gwendoline Jean (Gwen) (1912 - 2002)
Actor
Pocock, Mary Anne (Bessie) (1863 - 1946)
Nurse and Servicewoman
Price, Eileen May (1921 - 1996)
Servicewoman and Teacher
Provan, Frances Betty (1911 - 1963)
Servicewoman
Rawlings, Patricia Violet May (1922 - 2009)
Servicewoman
Rawson, Marianne
Nurse
Riggs, Clara Elizabeth (Betty) (1911 - 2001?)
Nurse and Servicewoman
Sage, Annie Moriah (1895 - 1969)
Nurse
Savage, Ellen (1912 - 1985)
Servicewoman
Shaw, Edith Lydia (1901 - )
Matron
Skov, Dorathea Jane (1911 - 1985)
Servicewoman
Snelling, Joyce Mary (1904 - 1988)
Servicewoman
Solly, Elsie Hope (1924 - 2007)
Servicewoman and Educator
Stark, Amy Gwendoline (1910 - 1994)
Aviator and Servicewoman
Stevens, Marion (1920 - 2015)
Servicewoman
Stevenson, Clare Grant (1903 - 1988)
Bureaucrat, Servicewoman and Community worker
Stone, June (1922 - 2005)
Servicewoman and Community worker
Swinney, Stella Edith (1911 - 1999)
Servicewoman
Syer, Ada Corbitt (Mickey) (1910 - 1991)
Servicewoman
Taylor, Amy Katherine (1923 - )
Servicewoman and Community worker
Taylor, Marjorie Elsie (1920 - 2011)
Servicewoman
Taylor, Marjory Alice Hamlet (1920 - 2006)
Nurse and Servicewoman
Torney, Vera Alexandra (1916 - 2006)
Servicewoman
Uren, Elizabeth (Bette) Irene (1909 - 1991)
Nurse and Servicewoman
Utting, Margaret (Peg) Vivian Moile (1922 - )
Servicewoman
Vasey, Jessie Mary (1897 - 1966)
Community worker
Verinder, Dulcie Elizabeth
Servicewoman
Wake, Nancy Grace Augusta (1912 - 2011)
Servicewoman
Wakehurst, Margaret
Community worker
Walton, Nancy Bird (1915 - 2009)
Pilot
Waterhouse, Kathleen Lucy (1891 - 1987)
Nurse, Servicewoman and Nursing administrator
Wedgwood, Camilla Hildegarde (1901 - 1955)
Anthropologist and Educator
Wheatley, Alice Jean (1904 - )
Servicewoman and Matron
White, Jessie McHardie (1870 - 1957)
Nurse and Servicewoman
Whitlam, Margaret Elaine (1919 - 2012)
Journalist, Sportswoman, Swimmer and Social worker
Whitworth, Joyce Ethel (1911 - 1998)
Servicewoman
Wilson, Grace Margaret (1879 - 1957)
Matron
Wilson, Honor Cameron (1914 - 1998)
Physiotherapist and Servicewoman
Wilson, Shirley Cameron (1918 - 2003)
Nurse and Servicewoman
Woods, Dora (1887 - 1987)
Nurse and Servicewoman
Young, Wilma Elizabeth Forster Oram (1916 - 2001)
Nurse and Servicewoman