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Bacteriologist
Cook, Nancy (1910 - ), Bacteriologist
Williams, Fanny Eleanor (1890? - 1963), Pathologist, Bacteriologist and Nurse
Badminton player
Campbell, Lisa Jayne, Badminton Player and Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist
Tuckey, Audrey, Badminton Player and Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist
Banker
Mitchell, Janet Charlotte (1896 - 1957), Banker, Journalist, Print Journalist and Writer
Barrister
Archer, Elise Nicole (1971 - ), Barrister, Parliamentarian and Solicitor
Bishop, Julie Isabel (1956 - ), Barrister, Parliamentarian and Solicitor
Burke, Shirley Olga (1921 - 1975), Barrister, Local government councillor, Mayor and Solicitor
Carney, Jodeen Terese (1965 - ), Barrister, Parliamentarian and Solicitor
Chapman, Vickie (1957 - ), Barrister, Parliamentarian and Solicitor
Doogan, Maria Krystyna, Barrister, Coroner, Magistrate and Solicitor
Hadden, Dianne Gladys (1951 - ), Parliamentarian, Barrister and Solicitor
Miller, Mabel Flora (1906 - 1978), Barrister and Politician
Mirabella, Sophie (1968 - ), Barrister and Parliamentarian
Newman, Jocelyn Margaret (1937 - ), Barrister, Farmer, Hotelier, Parliamentarian and Solicitor
O'Shane, Patricia (1941 - ), Barrister, Public servant, Teacher, Management consultant, Magistrate, Café owner, University Chancellor and Aboriginal activist
Romano, Bruna (1942 - 2009), Barrister and Solicitor
Rosanove, Joan Mavis (1896 - 1974), Barrister and Solicitor
Wong, Penny Ying Yen (1968 - ), Barrister, Industrial officer, Parliamentarian and Solicitor
Basketball player
Batkovic, Suzy (1980 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian
Boyd, Carla (1975 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian
Brogan, Michelle (1973 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian
Brondello, Sandra (1968 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian
Burgess, Annie (1969 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian
Chandler, Michelle (1974 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian
Cheeseman, Jennifer (1957 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian
Dalton, Karen, Basketball Player
Fallon, Trish (1972 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian
Hannan, Fiona (1969 - ), Basketball Player, Handball Player and Olympian
Harrower, Kristi (1975 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian
Hill, Joanne (1973 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian
Jackson, Lauren (1981 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian
Maher, Robyn (1959 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian
Musselwhite, Michelle, Basketball Player
Porter, Natalie (1980 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian
Poto, Alicia (1978 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian
Sandie, Shelley (1969 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian
Snell, Belinda (1981 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian
Sporn, Rachel (1968 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian
Summerton, Laura (1983 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian
Taylor, Penelope (1981 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian
Timms, Michelle (1965 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian
Tranquilli, Allison (1972 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian
Whittle, Jennifer (1973 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian
Beach volleyball player
Cook, Natalie (1975 - ), Beach Volleyball Player and Olympian
Pottharst, Kerri-Ann (1965 - ), Beach Volleyball Player and Olympian
Beauty therapist
Brown, Jill, Beauty therapist
Bi-lingual scholar
Cooper, Leontine Mary Jane (1837 - 1903), Bi-lingual scholar, Journalist, Teacher, Women's rights activist and Writer
Biochemist
Cory, Suzanne (1942 - ), Biochemist and Molecular oncology
Denoon, Pamela (1942 - 1988), Biochemist and Public servant
Godfrey-Smith, Anne (1921 - 2011), Biochemist, Poet, Producer and Theatre director
Splatt, Beryl Audrey Pickering, Biochemist
Biologist
a'Beckett, Ada Mary (1872 - 1948), Biologist and Educator
Bage, Anna Frederika (1883 - 1970), Academic, Biologist and Sports Administrator
Biometrician
Allan, Frances Elizabeth (1905 - 1952), Biometrician, Community activist, Statistician and University lecturer
Birth control advocate
Piddington, Marion Louisa (1869 - 1950), Birth Control Advocate, Eugenicist and Sex Reformer
Blacksmith
McHugh, Selina (1872 - 1959), Blacksmith
Board member
Craik, Wendy (1949 - ), Board member, Chief Executive Officer , Public servant and Scientist
Flynn, Julie, Board Member, Journalist, Media Executive and Radio Journalist
Fouracres, Jenny, Board member, Community advocate and Farmer
Kanck, Sandra (1950 - ), Board member, Parliamentarian and Teacher
McCulloch, Deborah Jane (1939 - ), Board member, Lecturer, Poet and Teacher
McMillan, Jennifer (1950 - ), Agriculturalist, Board member, Farmer and Scientist
Salvetti, Maryann, Board member, Business woman, Community stalwart and Farmer
Somerset, Georgie, Board member, Community advocate and Farmer
Turley, Darriea (1960 - ), Board Member, Local government councillor and Welfare worker
Boarding house worker
Alfirevich, Palma (1924 - ), Boarding house worker and shopkeeper
Bodybuilder
Francis, Bev (1955 - ), Bodybuilder
Book collector
Rees, Lucy Frances Harvey (1901 - 1983), Authority on children's literature, Book collector, Bookseller and Secretary and organiser of the Fellowship of Australian Writers (Canberra Branch)
Bookseller
McNamara, Matilda Emilie Bertha (1853 - 1931), Bookseller, Feminist and Political activist
Oldmeadow, Joyce (1921 - 2001), Bookseller
Rees, Lucy Frances Harvey (1901 - 1983), Authority on children's literature, Book collector, Bookseller and Secretary and organiser of the Fellowship of Australian Writers (Canberra Branch)
Botanical artist
Fiveash, Rosa Catherine (1854 - 1938), Botanical artist
Forrest, Margaret Elvire (1844 - 1929), Botanical artist and Political activist
Law-Smith, Joan (1919 - 1998), Botanical artist, Writer, Illustrator, Gardener and Horticulturalist
Maloney, Betty Florence (1925 - 2001), Botanical artist and Illustrator
Pelloe, Emily Harriet (1877 - 1941), Botanical artist, Equestrienne, Journalist and Print Journalist
Pink, Olive Muriel (1884 - 1975), Anthropologist and Botanical artist
Rowan, Marian Ellis (1848 - 1922), Botanical artist
Stones, Elsie (Margaret) (1920 - ), Botanical artist
Botanical illustrator
Erickson, Rica (1908 - 2009), Botanical illustrator, Historian, Naturalist and Writer
Botanist
Blackwood, Margaret (1909 - 1986), Botanist, Geneticist and Servicewoman
Brewer, Ilma Mary (1915 - 2006), Academic, Botanist and Educator
Burbidge, Nancy Tyson (1912 - 1977), Botanist and Conservationist
Clarke, Adrienne Elizabeth (1938 - ), Botanist and Medical scientist
Cookson, Isabel Clifton (1893 - 1973), Botanist
Galbraith, Jean, Botanist and Author
Hynes, Sarah (1859 - 1938), Botanist, Public servant and Teacher
Jackes, Betsy Rivers (1935 - ), Botanist
Ladiges, Pauline Yvonne, Botanist
McLennan, Ethel Irene (1891 - 1983), Academic, Botanist and Educator
Molloy, Georgiana (1803 - 1843), Botanist
Vickery, Joyce Winifred (1908 - 1979), Botanist
Waddell, Winifred (1884 - 1972), Botanist
Bowler
Richardson, Merle (1930 - ), Bowler
Wolinski, Naomi (1881 - 1969), Bowler, Sports Administrator and Welfare worker
Broadcaster
Bowden, Ros, Broadcaster
Brownbill, Kay Catherine Millin (1914 - 2002), Broadcaster, Journalist, Parliamentarian and Public relations professional
Cilento, Phyllis (1894 - 1987), Doctor, Print Journalist, Radio Journalist, Women's rights activist, Social reformer, Journalist and Broadcaster
Gorr, Lizbeth (Libbi) (1965 - ), Broadcaster
Greenwood, Irene Adelaide (1898 - 1992), Feminist, Peace activist, Activist, Pacifist, Broadcaster and Writer
King, Catherine Helen (1904 - 2000), Broadcaster and Community worker
Kirkby, Elisabeth (1921 - ), Actor, Broadcaster, Farmer, Parliamentarian and Scriptwriter
Landau, Yetty (1895 - 1971), Actor, Broadcaster, Teacher of Elocution, Drama and Speech and Public Speaking
Sargeant, Anne (1957 - ), Broadcaster, Netball Player and Public speaker
Scotter, Sheila Winifred Gordon (1920 - 2012), Author, Broadcaster and Columnist
Varley, Gwendoline (1896 - 1975), Broadcaster, Journalist, Radio Journalist, Sports Administrator and Sports Journalist
Weekes, Hazel Claire (Claire) (1903 - 1990), Medical practitioner and Broadcaster
Williams, Joan (1914 - 2008), Print Journalist, Radio Journalist, Writer, Journalist, Broadcaster and Activist
Bureaucrat
Brooks, Suzanne May (1945 - ), Bureaucrat
Calder, Rosemary Vivian, Bureaucrat
Goward, Pru, Bureaucrat and Parliamentarian
Jackson, Liz (c. 1941 - ), Bureaucrat, Journalist, Lawyer and Television Journalist
L'Orange, Helen, Bureaucrat and Femocrat
Lynch, Aileen Elizabeth (1898 - 1983), Bureaucrat and Community worker
Niland, Carmel (1944 - ), Bureaucrat, Consultant, Feminist and Public servant
Sherry, Ann Caroline (1954 - ), Bureaucrat and Businesswoman
Stevenson, Clare Grant (1903 - 1988), Bureaucrat, Servicewoman and Community worker
Townsend, Kathleen, Bureaucrat
Bus driver
Birdseye, Sylvia Jessie Catherine (1902 - 1962), Bus driver
Bushranger
Baker, Mary Ann (1834 - 1905), Bushranger
Business analyst
Baini, Natalie (1976 - ), Business analyst and Political candidate
Business inspector
Scobie, Grace Locke (1876 - 1957), Business inspector
Business owner
Galvin, Carmel (1937 - ), Business owner
Parsons, Sylvia (1911 - 2000), Business owner and Dressmaker
Sharp, Lorna (1934 - ), Business owner and Office assistant
Stefani, Margherita (1928 - ), Business owner
Business woman
Briggs, Jill, Business woman, Farmer and Management consultant
Chapman, Yvonne Ann (1940 - ), Business Woman and Parliamentarian
Dalley, Marie (1880 - 1965), Business woman, Local government councillor and Mayor
Farrington, Gwendolyn Ethel, Business woman, Local government councillor and Mayor
Godfrey, Carol, Business woman, Community worker and Pastoralist
Hutchins, Natalie Maree Sykes (1972 - ), Business woman and Parliamentarian
Lever, Lillian, Business woman and Farmer
Mason, Louise, Business woman, Farmer and Woolgrower
McKenzie, Gertrude Josephine, Aviator, Business woman, Local government councillor and Mayor
McShane, Clare (1948 - ), Business woman, Clothing designer and Woolgrower
Petrusma, Jacqueline Anne (1966 - ), Business woman, Nurse and Parliamentarian
Postlethwaite, Yvonne, Business woman, Community stalwart and Farmer
Salvetti, Maryann, Board member, Business woman, Community stalwart and Farmer
Sanderson, Rachel, Accountant, Business woman and Parliamentarian
Scott, Barbara, Business woman, Clothing designer, Community stalwart, Environmentalist and Farmer
Thoms, Patience Rosemary (1915 - 2006), Business woman and Journalist
Businesswoman
Alfonsi, Teresa (Tess) Vera (1907 - 1986), Businesswoman and Miner
Anderson, Alice Elizabeth Foley (1897 - 1926), Businesswoman
Ankers, Julie (1950 - ), Businesswoman
Barry, Ann, Businesswoman, Political candidate, Childcare worker and Editor
Bate, Zara Kate (1909 - 1989), Businesswoman and Community worker
Berlowitz, Linda (1903 - 1998), Businesswoman and Parliamentarian
Bi, Anne, Businesswoman
Blanch, Glenda (c. 1952 - ), Businesswoman
Brodtmann, Gai Marie (1963 - ), Businesswoman, Parliamentarian and Public servant
Brooke, Vicki, Businesswoman
Burke, Frances Mary (1907 - 1994), Designer, Artist and Businesswoman
Buttrose, Ita Clare (1942 - ), Businesswoman, Editor, Print Journalist, Radio Journalist, Television Journalist, Journalist and Author
Cable, Peggy May (c. 1939 - 2004), Businesswoman
Calvert-Jones, Elisabeth (Janet) (1939 - ), Businesswoman and Philanthropist
Campbell, Eva, Businesswoman and Civil celebrant
Chadwick, Virginia Anne (1944 - ), Businesswoman, Parliamentarian and Teacher
Clark, Rosemary, Businesswoman, Farmer and Volunteer
Cohen, Anne Margaret (1941 - ), Parliamentarian and Businesswoman
Curry Kenny, Lisa (1962 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Swimmer, Olympian and Businesswoman
Dally-Watkins, June (1927 - ), Businesswoman and Political candidate
Dara, Dur-e Najaf (1945 - ), Philanthropist, Businesswoman and Restauranteur
Davis, Tracy Ellen (1962 - ), Businesswoman and Parliamentarian
Denman, Lady Gertrude (1884 - 1954), Businesswoman and Philanthropist
Downing, Jean Olive (1923 - ), Businesswoman, Local government councillor, Political candidate and Social worker
Duncan-Strelec, Amanda (1956 - ), Businesswoman
Frank, Dorothy Graham (1922 - 2010), Community stalwart, Local government councillor, Political candidate, Businesswoman and Farmer
Frank, Lillian Georgina (1936 - ), Businesswoman and charity worker
Fraser, Nola, Nurse and Businesswoman
Fyffe, Christine Ann (1944 - ), Parliamentarian and Businesswoman
Glen, Fiona (1960 - ), Businesswoman
Guthrie, Gail (1953 - ), Businesswoman and Farmer
Hodgkinson, Katrina Ann, Teacher, Businesswoman and Politician
Hull, Kay Elizabeth (1954 - ), Businesswoman and Parliamentarian
Jackson, Margaret (1953 - ), Businesswoman
Jones, Danielle (1970 - ), Café owner and Businesswoman
Jones, Joanne, Exercise physiologist, Athletics coach and Businesswoman
Kelly, De-Anne Margaret, Businesswoman, Grazier and Parliamentarian
Lam, Keelah, Businesswoman
Lawler, Ann, Businesswoman
Lawson, Louisa (1848 - 1920), Feminist, Women's rights activist, Writer, Businesswoman and Suffragist
Lee Long, Rosa (1945 - ), Businesswoman, Grazier, Parliamentarian and Public servant
Lord, Maria (1780 - 1859), Businesswoman and Convict
Lovell, Wendy Ann (1959 - ), Parliamentarian and Businesswoman
Lyons, Elvira ( - 1957), Businesswoman and Social worker
MacGregor, Chris, Businesswoman and Political candidate
Mahlab, Eve (1937 - ), Businesswoman, Lawyer and Women's rights activist
Marino, Nola Bethwyn (1954 - ), Businesswoman, Community advocate and Parliamentarian
Martyn, Nellie (Nell) Constance (1887 - 1926), Businesswoman
Maxwell, Katica (Katie) Zaknich (1950 - ), Businesswoman and Volunteer
McCarthy, Wendy Elizabeth (1941 - ), Businesswoman, Company Director, Educator, Femocrat and Public Speaker
McDiven, Chris (1949 - ), Businesswoman and Political party organiser
McDonald, Janet, Lawyer, Political candidate and Businesswoman
McNamara, Natascha Duschene (1935 - ), Educator, Researcher and Businesswoman
O'Kelly, Norah (c. 1902 - 1999), Businesswoman
O'Neill, Deborah, Teacher, Lecturer and Businesswoman
Owens, Julie Ann (1958 - ), Businesswoman and Parliamentarian
Parry-Jones, Gwenlynn Daisy, Businesswoman and Teacher
Piddington, Yvonne (1949 - ), Businesswoman
Raine, Mary Bertha (1877 - 1960), Businesswoman, Philanthropist and Publican
Reibey, Mary (1777 - 1855), Businesswoman and Convict
Saffin, Janelle Anne (1954 - ), Teacher, Lawyer, Politician and Businesswoman
Samaha, Violette (Violet) (c. 1961 - ), Businesswoman
Sargent, Daisy Charlotte (1859 - 1924), Businesswoman
Saxby, Nancy (c. 1908 - ), Farmer, Housewife and Businesswoman
Scaife, Joan Cicely (c. 1923 - ), Businesswoman
Sherry, Ann Caroline (1954 - ), Bureaucrat and Businesswoman
Sonda, Tracie Janet, Businesswoman
Spearritt, Katherine Louise (Katie) (1967 - ), Businesswoman and Feminist
Stephens, Ursula Mary (1954 - ), Businesswoman, Parliamentarian, Project officer and Teacher
Stephenson, Pamela, Office worker and Businesswoman
Strutt, Isabel, Office worker and Businesswoman
Thiele, Deborah (1954 - ), Businesswoman, Consultant, Farmer, Political candidate and Teacher
Thompson, Matilda Louise (1871 - 1959), Businesswoman and Philanthropist
Wales, Debra (1953 - ), Businesswoman and Councillor
Ward, Barbara (1954 - ), Businesswoman
Webster, Marion, Businesswoman and Philanthropic administrator
Wilson, Naomi Kate Wynn (1940 - ), Businesswoman, Parliamentarian and Teacher

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