Browse Occupations - A
- Aboriginal academic
- Taylor, Cheryl (1948 - ), Aboriginal academic and Educator
- Aboriginal activist
- Cullen, Ngingali (1942 - 2012), Aboriginal activist and Nurse
- Eatock, Pat, Aboriginal activist
- Kartinyeri, Doreen (1935 - 2007), Aboriginal activist, Feminist and Historian
- Langton, Marcia, Aboriginal activist and Academic
- Moreton-Robinson, Aileen, Aboriginal activist, Feminist, Professor and Sociologist
- O'Shane, Gladys Dorothy, Aboriginal Activist and Community Leader
- Peris, Nova, Aboriginal activist, Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist, Hockey player, Olympian, Politician and Track and field athlete
- Shaw, Barbara Catherine (1952 - ), Aboriginal activist
- Turner, Patricia, Aboriginal Activist, Feminist and Public Servant
- Ungunmerr-Baumann, Miriam Rose (1950 - ), Aboriginal activist, Aboriginal artist, Artist and Educator
- Aboriginal administrator
- Burney, Linda Jean, Aboriginal Administrator and Parliamentarian
- Aboriginal artist
- Ungunmerr-Baumann, Miriam Rose (1950 - ), Aboriginal activist, Aboriginal artist, Artist and Educator
- Aboriginal education manager
- Wright, Edie (Edith), Aboriginal Education Manager
- Aboriginal health worker
- Bush, Constance (Connie) Doreen, Aboriginal health worker
- Aboriginal leader
- Barker, Mary Theresa Torres, Aboriginal Leader
- Williams-Cooper, Mary (c. 1920 - 1989), Aboriginal leader and Kindergarten teacher
- Aboriginal rights activist
- Andrews, Shirley Aldythea Marshall Seymour, Aboriginal rights activist, Biochemist, Communist, dancer and historian
- Bandler, Faith, Aboriginal rights activist
- Bardsley, Grace (1920 - 1972), Aboriginal rights activist and Political activist
- Clarke, Helena, Aboriginal rights activist
- Cooke, Constance Mary Ternent, Aboriginal rights activist
- Gibbs, Pearl Mary, Aboriginal rights activist
- Hoffman, Elizabeth , Aboriginal rights activist
- Jones, Edith Emily, Aboriginal rights activist and Community worker
- Langford Ginibi, Ruby (1934 - 2011), Aboriginal rights activist and Indigenous Historian
- O'Donoghue, Lowitja (Lois) (1932 - ), Aboriginal rights activist, Nurse and Public servant
- Oodgeroo Noonuccal, Aboriginal rights activist and Poet
- Vroland, Anna Fellowes (1902 - 1978), Aboriginal rights activist, Headmistress, Humanitarian, Peace activist, Teacher and Women's rights activist
- Aboriginal welfare worker
- Standley, Ida (1869 - 1948), Aboriginal welfare worker, Child welfare worker, Community worker and Teacher
- Stanton, Mimbinggal Violet McGinness, Aboriginal Welfare Worker
- Academic
- Abdel-Halim, Aziza, Academic and Islamic community leader
- Babacan, Hurriyet, Academic, Migrant Community Advocate, Policy adviser and Public Servant
- Bashir, Marie Roslyn, Academic, Governor and University chancellor
- Behrendt, Larissa, Academic, Lawyer and Writer
- Bryson, Lois, Academic and Sociologist
- Chamberlain, Edna, Academic, Professor and Social work educator
- Clarke, Adrienne (1938 - ), Academic, Botanist and Scientist
- Gale, Gwendoline Fay (1932 - 2008), Academic
- Good, Eileen (1893 - 1986), Academic and Architect
- Greer, Germaine (1939 - ), Academic, Feminist, Journalist and Writer
- Henderson-Yates, Professor Lyn, Academic and Indigenous Educator
- Hyslop, Jocelyn Sophia, Academic, Religious sister and Social work educator
- Johnson, Lesley Ruth (1949 - ), Academic
- Kalantzis, Mary, Academic
- Kiek, Winifred, Academic and Congregational Minister
- Langton, Marcia, Aboriginal activist and Academic
- Lawrence, Carmen (1948 - ), Academic, Parliamentarian, Political leader and Psychologist
- Millis, Nancy Fannie (1922 - 2012), Academic, Chancellor, Microbiologist and Professor
- Nickas, Helen, Academic and Publisher
- Ogilvie, Katharine Florinda, Academic, Hockey player and Social Worker
- Sinclair, Amanda (1953 - ), Academic and Teacher
- Swain, Shurlee (1948 - ), Academic, Historian and Social worker
- Tay, Alice Erh-Soon (1934 - 2004), Academic, Human rights activist and Lawyer
- Tulip, Marie, Academic and Feminist theologian
- Webby, Elizabeth (1942 - ), Academic and Literary Critic
- Weeks, Wendy (1943 - 2004), Academic, Feminist and Social work educator
- Activist
- Barwick, Diane Elizabeth (1938 - 1986), Activist, Anthropologist and Ethnohistorian
- Bell, Diane (1943 - ), Activist, Anthropologist and Social justice advocate
- McRae-McMahon, Dorothy, Activist and Uniting Church minister
- Paul, Camille Agnes Becker, Activist, Feminist, Moral Theologian and Social justice advocate
- Pavy, Emily Dorothea, Activist, Lawyer and Social Theorist
- Scott, Rose, Activist and Suffragist
- Actor
- Blacklock, Wendy (1932 - ), Actor and Producer
- Blanchett, Catherine (Cate) Elise, Actor and Theatre Director
- Chauvel, Elsa, Actor, Director, Film writer and Producer
- Crawford, Dorothy Muriel, Actor, Radio announcer, Radio producer and Television producer
- Davis, Judy, Actor
- Duncan, Catherine (1915 - 2006), Actor, Author, Filmmaker and Playwright
- Jenner, Dorothy Hetty Fosbury, Actor, Journalist and Radio broadcaster
- Kellerman, Annette (1886 - 1975), Actor and Swimmer
- Lyell, Lottie Edith (1890 - 1925), Actor, Art director, Director, Editor, Film writer and Producer
- Morrison, Della Rae, Actor
- Thornton, Sigrid (1959 - ), Actor
- Vincent, Kelly, Actor, Playwright and Politician
- Administrator
- Farquharson, Martha Durward (1847 - 1929), Administrator, Nurse and Private Hospital Owner
- Kettle, Ellen Sarah (1922 - 1999), Administrator and Nurse
- Lau, Marion (1943 - ), Administrator, Ethnic leader and Nurse
- Agricultural scientist
- Siewert, Rachel Mary, Agricultural scientist, Environmentalist and Parliamentarian
- Anglican lay leader
- Jeffreys, Irene Florence, Anglican lay leader and Chartered accountant
- Anglican missionary
- Andrews, Mary Maria, Anglican Missionary and Deaconess
- Brennan, Patricia Anne, Anglican Missionary, Campaigner, Feminist Theologian, Forensic Physician and Media Presenter
- Animal rights campaigner
- Townend, Christine, Animal rights campaigner and Environmentalist
- Animator
- Jolliffe, Anne, Animator
- Anthropologist
- Austin-Broos, Diane Joyce (1946 - ), Anthropologist and Ethnohistorian
- Barwick, Diane Elizabeth (1938 - 1986), Activist, Anthropologist and Ethnohistorian
- Bates, Daisy May (1859 - 1951), Anthropologist and Journalist
- Bell, Diane (1943 - ), Activist, Anthropologist and Social justice advocate
- Berndt, Catherine (1918 - 1994), Anthropologist
- Cowlishaw, Gillian (1934 - ), Anthropologist
- Hamilton, Annette (1945 - ), Anthropologist
- Jolly, Margaret Anne (1949 - ), Anthropologist
- Kaberry, Phyllis (1910 - 1977), Anthropologist
- Macintyre, Martha (1945 - ), Anthropologist and Historian
- McArthur, Annie Margaret (1919 - 2002), Anthropologist and Dietitian
- McConnel, Ursula Hope (1888 - 1957), Anthropologist
- Pink, Olive (1884 - 1975), Anthropologist, Artist and Botanist
- Reay, Marie Olive (1922 - 2004), Anthropologist
- Stivens, Maila, Anthropologist
- White, Isobel Mary (1912 - 1997), Anthropologist and Economist
- Archaeologist
- McBryde, Isabel (1934 - ), Archaeologist
- Architect
- Alsop, Ruth, Architect
- Good, Eileen (1893 - 1986), Academic and Architect
- Harvie, Ellison, Architect
- Lightfoot, Louise (1902 - 1979), Architect, Choreographer and Dancer
- Murphy, Phyllis, Architect
- Teague, Cynthia (1907 - 2007), Architect and Public servant
- Art dealer
- Knight, Beverly (1946 - ), Art dealer, Board member, Businesswoman and Sports administrator
- Art director
- Lyell, Lottie Edith (1890 - 1925), Actor, Art director, Director, Editor, Film writer and Producer
- Art historian
- Manion, Margaret Mary (1935 - ), Art Historian
- Artist
- Batterham, Genni, Artist, Author, Disability rights activist and Filmmaker
- Brown, Jocelyn, Artist, Author, Florist and Garden designer
- Cossington Smith, Grace (1892 - 1984), Artist
- Dietrich, Laurene, Artist, Community worker and Feminist
- Erickson, Frederica (Rica) (1908 - 2009), Artist, Historian and Naturalist
- Healy, Evelyn Myrtle, Artist, Community Activist and Peace activist
- Holmes, Marion Louisa (1856 - 1921), Artist and Charity worker
- Kngwarreye, Emily Kame (1910 - 1996), Artist
- Landells, Flora Annie Margaret (1888 - 1981), Art Teacher and Artist
- Moffatt, Tracey, Filmmaker, Photographer and Visual artist
- Pink, Olive (1884 - 1975), Anthropologist, Artist and Botanist
- Preston, Margaret Rose (1875 - 1963), Artist and Designer
- Rossi, Daisy (1879 - 1974), Artist, Designer and Writer
- Ungunmerr-Baumann, Miriam Rose (1950 - ), Aboriginal activist, Aboriginal artist, Artist and Educator
- Walwicz, Ania, Poet and Visual artist
- Artistic director
- Bousloff, Kira Abricossova, Artistic Director, Ballerina and Choreographer
- Menon, Padma, Artistic Director, Choreographer, Dancer and Teacher
- van Praagh, Margaret (Peggy) (1910 - 1990), Artistic director, Choreographer, Dance Administrator and Dancer
- Yong, Tina, Artistic Director, Choreographer and Dancer
- Arts administrator
- Churcher, Elizabeth (Betty) (1931 - ), Arts administrator and Educator
- Athletics coach
- de la Hunty, Shirley Barbara, Athletics coach, Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist, Lecturer, Olympian, Teacher and Track and field athlete
- Australian plant conservation activist
- Walling, Edna, Australian plant conservation activist, Author, Garden designer, Housing developer and Pioneer
- Author
- Batterham, Genni, Artist, Author, Disability rights activist and Filmmaker
- Bobis, Merlinda, Author and Poet
- Brookes, Mabel Balcombe, Author, Community Worker, Feminist and Political candidate
- Brown, Jocelyn, Artist, Author, Florist and Garden designer
- Buttrose, Ita Clare (1942 - ), Author, Businesswoman and Journalist
- Cappiello, Rosa Raffaella, Author
- Duncan, Catherine (1915 - 2006), Actor, Author, Filmmaker and Playwright
- Eldershaw, Marjorie, Author and Historian
- Kiddle, Margaret Loch (1914 - 1958), Author and Historian
- Lowenstein, Wendy Katherin, Author and Oral historian
- Marchetta, Melina, Author
- McGuire, Francis Margaret Cheadle, Author and Catholic lay leader
- Mellor, Olive, Author, Educator, Garden designer, Horticulturist and Radio broadcaster
- Pippos, Angela (1969 - ), Author, Broadcaster, Journalist and Public Speaker
- Walling, Edna, Australian plant conservation activist, Author, Garden designer, Housing developer and Pioneer