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Obstetrician: Bailey, Moya Kathleen ( - 1996), Obstetrician and Gynaecologist; Birchall, Ida Lois (1906 - 1994), Obstetrician and Gynaecologist; Browne, Grace Johnston (1900 - 1988), Obstetrician and Gynaecologist; D'Arcy, Constance Elizabeth (1879 - 1950), Obstetrician and Gynaecologist; Kennan, Winifred Edith, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist; Macknight, Ella Annie Noble (1904 - 1997), Aviator, Golfer, Hockey Player, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist; O'Reilly, Susannah Hennessy (1881 - 1960), Medical practitioner and Obstetrician

Occupational health nurse: Botting, Kate, Occupational Health nurse

Occupational therapist: Pender, Karen, Occupational therapist

Office assistant: Sharp, Lorna (1934 - ), Business owner and Office assistant

Office manager: Appleby, Kim, Office Manager

Office worker: Anderson, Irene Joyce (c. 1917 - 1985), Office worker, Political candidate, Political party organiser and Housewife; Bennetts, Rosalie (1940 - ), Farmer, Manager and Office worker; Doobov, Sue (1943 - 2012), Community Leader, Office worker and Youth worker; Duncan, Ruby Mildred (1882 - 1981), Office worker; Morcom, Elfrida Margaret (c. 1911 - 2004), Community advocate, Office worker, Political candidate and Trade unionist; Stephenson, Pamela, Office worker and Businesswoman; Strutt, Isabel, Office worker and Businesswoman

Olympian: Allen, Katie, Hockey Player and Olympian; Allen, Sandra, Olympian and Softball Player; Andrews, Michelle, Hockey Player and Olympian; Annan, Alyson (1973 - ), Hockey Player and Olympian; Armstrong, Jennifer (1970 - ), Olympian and Sailor; Aussie Spirit Softball (c. 1965 - ); Aussie Stingers; Australian Opals; Balogh, Suzanne (1973 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian and Shooting champion; Barratt, Bronte Amelia, Commonwealth or Empire Games gold medalist, Olympian and Swimmer; Batkovic, Suzy (1980 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian; Baynes, Deserie (1960 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian and Shooting champion; Becker, Jan (1944 - ), Olympian and Swimmer; Belbin, Tracey (1967 - ), Hockey Player and Olympian; Borchert, Katrin (1969 - ), Canoe/Kayaker and Olympian; Bowman-Sullivan, Deborah (1963 - ), Hockey Player and Olympian; Boyd, Carla (1975 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian; Boyle, Raelene Ann (1951 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Track and Field Athlete and Olympian; Bradley, Amber (1980 - ), Olympian and Rower; Bradtke, Nicole (1969 - ), Olympian and Tennis player; Broben, Brittany (1995 - ), Olympian and Swimmer; Brogan, Michelle (1973 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian; Brondello, Sandra (1968 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian; Brosnan, Susan (1966 - ), Olympian and Rower; Brown, Dyana (1975 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian and Swimmer; Brown, Joanne (1972 - ), Olympian and Softball Player; Brown, Michele (1939 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian and Track and Field Athlete; Buchanan, Sharon (1963 - ), Hockey Player and Olympian; Burgess, Annie (1969 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian; Burns, Lauren (1974 - ), Olympian and Taekwondo; Caird, Maureen (1951 - ), Olympian and Track and Field Athlete; Campbell, Cate (1992 - ), Olympian and Swimmer; Camplin, Alisa Peta (1974 - ), Olympian and Skiier; Capes, Lee (1961 - ), Hockey Player and Olympian; Carbon, Sally (1967 - ), Hockey Player and Olympian; Carpadios, Marissa (1977 - ), Olympian and Softball Player; Carr, Brenda (1936 - ), Olympian and Track and Field Athlete; Carrigan, Sara (1980 - ), Cyclist and Olympian; Carruthers, Lisa (1970 - ), Hockey Player and Olympian; Carter, Doris Jessie (1912 - 1999), Hockey Player, Olympian, Servicewoman, Sports Administrator and Track and Field Athlete; Castle, Naomi (1974 - ), Olympian and Water Polo Player; Chandler, Michelle (1974 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian; Chapman-Popa, Susan (1962 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian and Rower; Cheeseman, Jennifer (1957 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian; Chipchase, Lynette (1947 - ), Olympian and Swimmer; Cole, Briony Chastine (1983 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games gold medalist, Diver and Olympian; Colquhoun, Alva (1942 - ), Olympian and Swimmer; Cook, Natalie (1975 - ), Beach Volleyball Player and Olympian; Cooper, Kim (1965 - ), Olympian and Softball Player; Costian, Daniela (1965 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian and Track and Field Athlete; Coutts, Alicia Jayne (1987 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games gold medalist, Olympian and Swimmer; Crapp, Lorraine (1938 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian and Swimmer; Crawford, Fiona (1977 - ), Olympian and Softball Player; Crow, Kimberley (1985 - ), Olympian and Rower; Crudgington, Carolyn (1968 - ), Olympian and Softball Player; Currey, Louise (1969 - ), Olympian and Track and Field Athlete; Curry Kenny, Lisa (1962 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Swimmer, Olympian and Businesswoman; Curtis, Nina (c. 1988 - ), Olympian and Sailor; Cuthbert, Betty (1938 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian and Track and Field Athlete; Davies, Judy Joy (1928 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian and Swimmer; Davis, Hannah (1985 - ), Canoe/kayaker and Olympian; de la Hunty, Shirley Barbara (1925 - 2004), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Track and Field Athlete, Athletics coach, Teacher, Lecturer and Olympian; Dench, Patricia (1932 - ), Olympian and Shooting champion; Denman, Helen (1976 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian and Swimmer; Denning, Elspeth (1957 - ), Hockey Player and Olympian; Dennis, Clare (1916 - 1971), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian and Swimmer; Densham, Erin (1985 - ), Olympian and Triathlete; Dienelt, Kerry (1969 - ), Olympian and Softball Player; Dill-Macky, Suzanne (1964 - ), Olympian and Swimmer; Dobson, Louise (1972 - ), Hockey Player and Olympian; Dorman, Loretta (1963 - ), Hockey Player and Olympian; Durack, Sarah (Fanny) (1889 - 1956), Olympian, Swimmer and Swimming Coach; Edebone, Peta (1969 - ), Olympian and Softball Player; Edmondson, Annette (1991 - ), Cyclist and Olympian; Elmslie, Brittany (1994 - ), Olympian and Swimmer; Everuss, Ruth (1944 - ), Olympian and Swimmer; Fairhurst, Sue (1974 - ), Olympian and Softball Player; Faletic, Dana (1977 - ), Olympian and Rower; Fallon, Trish (1972 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian; Ferguson, June (1928 - ), Olympian and Track and Field Athlete; Ferris, Michelle (1976 - ), Cyclist and Olympian; Fish, Maree (1963 - ), Hockey Player and Olympian; Fleming, Norma (1934 - ), Olympian and Track and Field Athlete; Flintoff-King, Debbie (1960 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian and Track and Field Athlete; Fogarty, Lindsie, Canoe/kayaker and Olympian; Follas, Selina (1976 - ), Olympian and Softball Player; Forder, Annemarie (1978 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian and Shooting champion; Ford-Eriksson, Michelle (1962 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian and Swimmer; Foster, Margot (1958 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian and Rower; Fox, Jessica (1994 - ), Kayaker and Olympian; Fox, Joanne (1979 - ), Olympian and Water Polo Player; Fraser, Dawn (1937 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Swimmer, Swimming Coach, Olympian and Parliamentarian; Fredericks, Lucinda (1965 - ), Equestrienne and Olympian; Freeman, Catherine (1973 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian and Track and Field Athlete; Garard, Renita (1972 - ), Hockey Player and Olympian; Gould, Shane Elizabeth (1956 - ), Swimmer and Olympian; Graham, Elka (1981 - ), Olympian and Swimmer; Greville, Julia (1979 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian and Swimmer; Grigorieva, Tatiana (1975 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian and Track and Field Athlete; Hager, Michelle, Olympian and Sportswoman; Hankin (1973 - ), Olympian and Water Polo Player; Hannan, Fiona (1969 - ), Basketball Player, Handball Player and Olympian; Hanson, Brooke (1978 - ), Olympian and Swimmer; Hardie, Kelly (1969 - ), Olympian and Softball Player; Harding, Tanya (1972 - ), Olympian and Softball Player; Harrop, Loretta (1975 - ), Olympian and Triathlete; Harrower, Kristi (1975 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian; Haslam, Juliet (1969 - ), Hockey Player and Olympian; Hawkes, Rechelle (1967 - ), Hockey Player and Olympian; Henry, Jodie (1983 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian and Swimmer; Higgison, Karen (1966 - ), Olympian and Swimmer; Hill, Joanne (1973 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian; Hillas, Lorraine (1961 - ), Hockey Player and Olympian; The Hockeyroos; Hodgskin, Natalie (1976 - ), Olympian and Softball Player; Holliday, Jennifer (1964 - ), Olympian and Softball Player; Hooper, Kate (1978 - ), Olympian and Water Polo Player; Hornsey, Kate (1981 - ), Olympian and Rower; Hudson, Nicole (1976 - ), Hockey Player and Olympian; Imison, Rachel (1978 - ), Hockey Player and Olympian; Ireland, Bridgette (1973 - ), Olympian and Water Polo Player; Jackson, Lauren (1981 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian; Jackson-Nelson, Marjorie (1931 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Governor, Track and Field Athlete and Olympian; Johnson, Emma (1960 - ), Olympian and Swimmer; Johnson, Sonja (1967 - ), Equestrienne and Olympian; Jones, Leisel (1985 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian and Swimmer; Jones, Maureen (1951 - ), Olympian and Track and Field Athlete; Jones, Megan (1976 - ), Equestrienne and Olympian; Jones, Michellie (1969 - ), Olympian and Triathlete; Joyce, Rebecca (1970 - ), Olympian and Rower; Kennedy, Angela (1976 - ), Olympian and Swimmer; King, Joyce (1921 - ), Olympian and Track and Field Athlete; Konrads, Ilsa (1944 - ), Olympian and Swimmer; Lambert, Angela (1981 - ), Hockey Player and Olympian; Lamy, Jennifer (1949 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian and Track and Field Athlete; Lawrence, Jacqueline (1982 - ), Canoe/kayaker and Olympian; Lee, Virginia (1965 - ), Olympian and Rower; Leech, Faith (1941 - ), Olympian and Swimmer; Lester, Jocelyn (1958 - ), Olympian and Softball Player; Lewis, Hayley (1974 - ), Olympian and Swimmer; Livingston, Nicole (1971 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian and Swimmer; Lluka, Rosemary (1941 - ), Olympian and Swimmer; MacKenzie, Linda June, Commonwealth or Empire Games gold medalist, Olympian and Swimmer; Mackie, Lise (1975 - ), Olympian and Swimmer; Mactier, Kate (1975 - ), Cyclist and Olympian; Maher, Robyn (1959 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian; Maitland, Clover (1972 - ), Hockey Player and Olympian; Manuel, Rebecca (1979 - ), Diver and Olympian; Marcks, Megan (1972 - ), Olympian and Rower; Marsden, Karen (1962 - ), Hockey Player and Olympian; Martin, Gael (1956 - ), Olympian and Track and Field Athlete; Mathews, Marlene (1934 - ), Athletics coach, Olympian, Sports Administrator and Track and Field Athlete; Mayer, Bronwyn (1974 - ), Olympian and Water Polo Player; McCreedy, Sally (1965 - ), Olympian and Softball Player; McCulloch, Kaarle (1988 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games gold medalist, Cyclist and Olympian; McDonald, Julie (1970 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian and Swimmer; McKenzie, Lynette (1951 - ), Olympian and Swimmer; McKinnon, Betty (1924 - ), Olympian and Track and Field Athlete; McQuillan, Rachel (1971 - ), Olympian and Tennis player; McRae, Francine (1969 - ), Olympian and Softball Player; Mealing, Philomena (1912 - 2002), Olympian and Swimmer; Meares, Anna Maree Devenish (1983 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Cyclist and Olympian; Meek, Chantal, Canoe/kayaker and Olympian; Messenger, Margaret (1938 - ), Olympian and Swimmer; Miller, Gail (1976 - ), Olympian and Water Polo Player; Mills, Alice (1986 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian and Swimmer; Mills, Melissa (1973 - ), Olympian and Water Polo Player; Mitchell-Taverner, Claire (1970 - ), Hockey Player and Olympian; Moffatt, Emma (1984 - ), Olympian and Triathlete; Molik, Alicia (1981 - ), Olympian and Tennis player; Moras-Stephenson, Karen (1954 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian and Swimmer; Morgan-Beavis, Sandra (1942 - ), Olympian and Swimmer; Morris, Jennifer (1972 - ), Hockey Player and Olympian; Morrow, Simmone (1976 - ), Olympian and Softball Player; Mosley, Tracey (1973 - ), Olympian and Softball Player; Murphy, Janice (1942 - ), Olympian and Swimmer; Murray, Janet (1951 - ), Olympian and Swimmer; Newbery, Chantelle (1977 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Diver and Olympian; Nock, Robyn (1945 - ), Olympian and Swimmer; Nunn, Glynis (1960 - ), Athletics coach, Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian and Track and Field Athlete; Oldenhof, Lisa, Canoe/kayaker and Olympian; Ondieki, Lisa (1960 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian and Track and Field Athlete; O'Neill, Susie (1973 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian and Swimmer; Palmer, Kylie (1990 - ), Olympian and Swimmer; Partridge, Kathleen (1963 - ), Hockey Player and Olympian; Pearson, Michelle (1962 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian and Swimmer; Pearson, Sally (1986 - ), Olympian and Track and field athlete; Peek, Alison (1969 - ), Hockey Player and Olympian; Pekli, Maria (1972 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Jodoka and Olympian; Pereira, Jackie (1964 - ), Olympian and Sportswoman; Peris, Nova (1971 - ), Aboriginal activist, Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Hockey Player, Olympian and Track and Field Athlete; Petrie, Haylea (1969 - ), Olympian and Softball Player; Pisani, Sandra (1959 - ), Hockey Player and Olympian; Playfair, Judy (1953 - ), Olympian and Swimmer; Pollock, Judy (1940 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian and Track and Field Athlete; Pollock, Karen (1962 - ), Olympian and Rower; Porter, Natalie (1980 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian; Porter, Stacey (1982 - ), Olympian and Softball Player; Poto, Alicia (1978 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian; Pottharst, Kerri-Ann (1965 - ), Beach Volleyball Player and Olympian; Powell, Katrina (1972 - ), Hockey Player and Olympian; Pratley, Brooke (1980 - ), Olympian and Rower; Price, Olivia (c. 1993 - ), Olympian and Sailor; Rice, Stephanie, Commonwealth or Empire Games gold medalist, Olympian and Swimmer; Richardson, Julie (1976 - ), Hockey Player and Olympian; Richardson, Nicole (1970 - ), Olympian and Softball Player; Riley, Samantha (1972 - ), Olympian and Swimmer; Robinson, Edith (1906 - 2000), Olympian and Track and Field Athlete; Roche, Danielle (1970 - ), Hockey Player and Olympian; Roche, Melanie (1970 - ), Olympian and Softball Player; Rolton, Gillian (1956 - ), Equestrienne and Olympian; Rooney, Giaan (1982 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian and Swimmer; Ryan, Pam (1939 - ), Olympian and Track and Field Athlete; Sandie, Shelley (1969 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian; Sattin, Rebecca (1980 - ), Olympian and Rower; Saville, Jane (1974 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian and Race walker; Schaeffer, Wendy (1974 - ), Equestrienne and Olympian; Schipper, Jessicah (1986 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian and Swimmer; Schlanger, Melanie (1986 - ), Olympian and Swimmer; Seebohm, Emily (1992 - ), Olympian and Swimmer; Shelley, Gergaynia (2012 - ), Olympian and Swimmer; Slatter, Kate (1971 - ), Olympian and Rower; Smylie, Elizabeth (1963 - ), Olympian and Tennis player; Snell, Belinda (1981 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian; Snowsill, Emma Laura, Commonwealth or Empire Games gold medalist, Olympian and Triathlete; Sporn, Rachel (1968 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian; Starre, Kate (1971 - ), Hockey Player and Olympian; Steggall, Zali (1974 - ), Olympian and Skiier; Stowell, Belinda (1971 - ), Olympian and Sailor; Sulicich, Marina (1964 - ), Gymnast, Olympian and Sportswoman; Summerton, Laura (1983 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian; Tait, Sarah (1983 - ), Olympian and Rower; Taylor, Penelope (1981 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian; Taylor, Rachael (1976 - ), Olympian and Rower; Thomas, Petria Ann (1975 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian and Swimmer; Timms, Michelle (1965 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian; Titcume, Natalie (1975 - ), Olympian and Softball Player; Tooth, Liane (1962 - ), Hockey Player and Olympian; Tourky, Loudy (1979 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Diver and Olympian; Tranquilli, Allison (1972 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian; Trickett, Lisbeth Constance (Libby) (1985 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian and Swimmer; Tuckwell, Kim (1965 - ), Hockey Player and Olympian; Turnbull, Wendy (1952 - ), Olympian and Tennis player; Tyler-Sharman, Lucy (1965 - ), Cyclist and Olympian; Van Lint, Jacinta (1978 - ), Olympian and Swimmer; Vassella, Marilyn (1944 - ), Olympian and Track and Field Athlete; Walker, Elizabeth (1941 - ), Olympian and Swimmer; Ward, Natalie (1975 - ), Olympian and Softball Player; Watson, Deborah (1965 - ), Olympian and Water Polo Player; Watson, Lynne (1952 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian and Swimmer; Watt, Kathy (1964 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Cyclist and Olympian; Wearne, Eileen (1912 - 2007), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian and Track and Field Athlete; Weekes, Elizabeth (1971 - ), Olympian and Water Polo Player; Welch, Beatrice (1930 - ), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian and Swimmer; Wenham, Fleur (1936 - ), Olympian and Track and Field Athlete; White, Tarnee (1981 - ), Olympian and Swimmer; Whitfield, Beverley (1954 - 1996), Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian and Swimmer; Whittle, Jennifer (1973 - ), Basketball Player and Olympian; Whitty, Lucinda (c. 1991 - ), Olympian and Sailor; Wilkins, Brooke (1974 - ), Olympian and Softball Player; Wood, Anna (1966 - ), Canoe/Kayaker and Olympian; Woodhouse, Danielle (1969 - ), Olympian and Water Polo Player; Woods, Taryn (1975 - ), Olympian and Water Polo Player; Woodward, Danielle (1965 - ), Canoe/Kayaker and Olympian; Wu, Michelle (1992 - ), Diver and Olympian; Wyborn, Kerry (1977 - ), Olympian and Softball Player; Wylie, Wilhelmina (1891 - 1984), Olympian and Swimmer; Yeo, Gail (1955 - ), Olympian and Swimmer; Young, Marilyn (1943 - ), Olympian and Swimmer; Yvette Higgins (1978 - ), Olympian and Water Polo Player

Opera singer: Austral, Florence Mary (1892 - 1968), Opera singer; Barambah, Maroochy (c. 1950 - ), Opera singer; Benstead, Lulu (1891 - ), Opera singer and Performer; Carden, Joan Maralyn (1937 - ), Opera singer; Castles, Amy Eliza (1880 - 1951), Opera singer; Concannon, Gertrude (1899 - 1978), Arranger, Author, Composer, Music adjudicator, Music teacher, Musician, Opera singer and Pianist; John, Cecilia Annie (1877 - 1955), Opera singer, Feminist and Pacifist; Mansom, Dorothy Mary (1905 - 1978), Equestrienne, Opera singer, Public servant and Sports Administrator; Melba, Nellie (1861 - 1931), Opera singer; Raisbeck, Rosina (1916 - 2006), Opera singer; Sutherland, Joan Alston (1926 - 2010), Opera singer

Ophthalmologist: Mann, Ida Caroline (1893 - 1983), Ophthalmologist

Optometrist: Irvine, Judy (1958 - ), Optometrist

Orchardist: Clark-Hansen, Naomie, Farmer and Orchardist; Denham, Janet, Community stalwart, Environmentalist, Farmer and Orchardist; Ewers, Florence ( - 1937), Orchardist and Feminist; Hazell, Belinda, Health and Safety Consultant and Orchardist

Organisation: Abortion Law Reform Association; Adelaide Women's Liberation Movement (1969 - 1989); AIF Women's Association (1940 - 1946); The Anglican Mission to the Streets and Lanes of Melbourne (1886 - 1997); Artemis (1985 - 1990), Artemis Women's Art Forum; Association of Queensland Women's Forum Clubs (1947 - ); Australian Army Medical Women's Service (AAMWS) (1942 - 1951); Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) (1902 - 1948); Australian Breastfeeding Association (2001 - ); Australian Comforts Fund (1916 - 1920); Australian Federation of Graduate Women NSW (New South Wales) Inc. (1920 - ); Australian Federation of Medical Women (1927 - ); Australian Federation of University Women - Victoria Inc. (1922 - ); Australian Federation of Women Voters (1921 - 1982); Australian Inland Mission (1912 - ); Australian Local Government Women's Association - New South Wales Branch (1952 - ); Australian Local Government Women's Association - South Australian Branch (1964? - ), Lobby group, Political organisation and Women's Rights Organisation; Australian Local Government Women's Association - Victorian Branch (1963 - ); Australian Local Government Women's Association (1951 - ); Australian Pre-School Association. Victorian Branch (1948 - ); Australian Red Cross (1914 - ); Australian Red Cross Victoria (1914 - ); Australian Women in Agriculture (1993 - ); Australian Women in Agriculture Movement (1990s - ); Australian Women Pilots' Association (1950 - ); Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) (1941 - 1947); Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) Association of Queensland (1981 - ); Australian Women's Army Service Association (NSW) (1948 - ); Australian Women's Army Service Association (Victoria) Inc. (1950s - ); Australian Women's Army Service Association (WA) Inc. (1947 - ); Australian Women's Guild of Empire (1928 - 1940); Australian Women's Land Army (AWLA) (1942 - 1945); Australian Women's Land Army Association NSW (1946 - ); Australian Women's Land Army Queensland Division (1942 - 1945); Australian Women's Music Fund; Australian Women's National League (1904 - 1944?); The Australian Women's Suffrage Society (1888 - 1898); Bardon Women's Club (1926 - 1998); Benevolent Society of New South Wales (1813 - ); BPW Australia (1947 - ); BPW Melbourne (1925 - ); BPW Newcastle Club (1931 - ); BPW Perth Club (1946 - ); BPW Sydney Club (1939 - ); BPW Wollongong (1953 - ); Brighton Ladies Benevolent Society (1863 - ); Brisbane Women's Club (1908 - ); Canberra Mothercraft Society Inc (1929 - ); Canberra Women's Liberation Group (1970 - 1976); Cancer Council Victoria; Carlton Refuge (1854 - 1949); The Catalysts' Society (1910 - ); Catholic Welfare Organisation (1939 - 1948); Catholic Women's League Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn Inc. (1945 - ); Catholic Women's League Australia Inc. (1928 - ); Catholic Women's League of South Australia Inc. (1914 - ); Catholic Women's League of Western Australia Inc. (1937 - ); Catholic Women's League State of Queensland Inc. (1975 - ); Catholic Women's League, Archdiocese of Sydney (1913 - ); Catholic Women's League, Tasmania Inc. (1941 - ); Caulfield Ladies' Benevolent Society (1930 - 1986); Charity Organisation Society of Melbourne (1887 - ); Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Australia (c. 1980 - ); Children's Protection Society ( Vic.) (1896 - ); Children's Welfare Association of Victoria (1912 - ); The Civic League (Australia) (1907 - ); Commission for Australian Catholic Women (2000 - ); Community of the Holy Name (1888 - ); Council of Action for Equal Pay (1937 - 1948); Council of Ex-Servicewomen's Associations (NSW) (1975 - ); Country Women's Association of Australia (1945 - ); The Country Women's Association of Tasmania (1936 - ); The Country Women's Association of Victoria Inc. (1928 - ); The Dominican Sisters of Cabra; Electrical Association for Women; Endeavour Forum (1979 - ); Eureka Youth League (1941 - ); Ex-AAMWS Association of NSW Inc.; Ex-Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (NSW) (1968 - ); Faithful Companions of Jesus in Australia (1882 - ); Federated Association of Australian Housewives (1923 - ); Feminist Club of New South Wales (1914 - ); Foundation for Australian Agricultural Women (1995 - ); Free Kindergarten Union of Victoria (1908 - ); Geelong and Western District Ladies Benevolent Association (1855 - ); Geelong Girls' Unity Club (1924 - 1965); Gentlewomen's Aid Society (1894 - 1989); GFS Australia (1879 - ); Girl's Realm of Service and Good Fellowship (1900? - 1976); Girls' Secondary Schools' Club, Sydney (1927 - 1994); Governesses' Institute and Melbourne Home (1857 - 1936); The Grail (1937 - ); The Hamilton Literary Society (1889 - ); Housewives Association (Australia) South Australian Division (1926 - ); Housewives Association of New South Wales (1918 - ); Housewives Association of Victoria (1915 - ); Infants' Home (Ashfield, New South Wales) (1874 - ); Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia (1981 - ); The Invergowrie Foundation (1992 - ); Ithaca Benevolent Society (1900 - 1922); The Itinerants Literary Society (1894 - ); The Knickers Fund (1998 - 2006); The Lady Musgrave Lodge Committee (1885 - ); Liaison Committee of Women's International Organisations - Australia Group (1950 - 1963); Lyceum Club (Melbourne) (1912 - ); M U Australia (1892 - ); Medical Women's Society of New South Wales (1921 - ); The Melbourne Jewish Women's Guild (1896 - ); Melbourne Ladies Benevolent Society (1845 - 1983); Melbourne Orphan Asylum ( Vic.) (1853 - ); The Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors (1902 - ); Melbourne University Sport; Melbourne Young Women's Christian Association (Melbourne Y.W.C.A.) (1882 - 1999), World Young Women's Christian Association (World Y.W.C.A .1855 -); Methodist Peace Memorial Homes for Children (1888 - ); Militant Women's Movement (c. 1926 - ); Modern Women's Club (1938 - c. 1950); National Council for the Single Mother and her Child (Australia) (1973 - ); National Council of Jewish Women of Australia (1923 - ); National Council of Jewish Women, Brisbane Section (1927 - ); National Council of Jewish Women, New South Wales Section (1923 - ); The National Council of Jewish Women, South Australia Section (1929 - ); National Council of Jewish Women, Victoria Section (1927 - ); National Council of Jewish Women, Western Australia Section (1929 - ); The National Council of Women in the Northern Territory; National Council of Women of Australia (1931 - ); National Council of Women of Queensland (1905 - ); National Council of Women of South Australia (1902 - ); National Council of Women of Tasmania (1899 - ); National Council of Women of the Australian Capital Territory (1939 - ); National Council of Women of Victoria (1902 - ); National Council of Women of Western Australia (1911 - ); National Foundation for Australian Women (1989 - ); National Italian-Australian Women's Association (1985 - ); National Travellers' Aid Society of Australia (1944 - ); The National Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Australia (1891 - ); National Women's Advisory Council (1978 - ); New Housewives' Association (1946 - 1950); New South Wales Army Nursing Service Reserve (NSWANSR) (1899 - 1903); New South Wales Bush Nursing Association (1911 - 1975); The Nursing Mothers' Association Australia (1964 - 2001); One People of Australia League (1961 - ); Ordination of Catholic Women Australia (1993 - ); Preston Ladies' Benevolent Society (1888 - 1986); Progressive Housewives Association, New South Wales (1947 - ); Queen Victoria Club (1901 - 1995); The Queen's Fund (1887 - ); The Queensland Rural Women's Network Inc (1993 - ); Queensland Women's Electoral League (1903 - ); RAAF Association (NSW Division) - WAAAF Branch (1946 - ); RAAF Association (Vic. Division) - WAAAF Branch (1946 - ); Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service (RAAFNS) (1940 - ); Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (RAANC) (1948 - ); Royal Australian Naval Nursing Service (RANNS); Save Our Sons Movement ( South Australian Branch) (1965 - 1972); SDN Children's Services Inc. (1905 - ); SingleMum.com.au: For Australian Single Mothers (2009 - ); Society of the Sacred Advent (1892 - ); Society of Women Writers (Australia) (1980 - 2000); Society of Women Writers (Australia), Canberra Magazine Branch (1984 - 1987); Society of Women Writers New South Wales Inc (1925 - ); Society of Women Writers South Australia Inc. (1976 - ); Society of Women Writers Tasmania Inc. (1980 - ); Society of Women Writers Victoria Inc. (1970 - ); Society of Women Writers Western Australia Inc. (1977 - ); Society of Women Writers, Queensland Inc. (1976? - ); Soroptimist International of the South West Pacific (SISWP); Sound Women's Collective; South Australian Medical Women's Society; South Melbourne Ladies' Benevolent Society (1875 - 1982); St Joan's International Alliance (1936 - ); St Peters Women's Community Centre (1972 - ); Sydney & Metropolitan Ex-Prisoners of War Welfare Association (1999 - ); Sydney Female Refuge Society (1848 - 1919?); Sydney Home Nursing Service (1900 - ); Sydney University Women's Society (1891 - ); Temperance Alliance of South Australia (1884 - ); Temporary Teachers' Club (1955 - 1960), Victorian Teachers' Union; Travellers Aid Australia (1916 - ); Travellers' Aid Society of New South Wales (1938 - ); Tuesday Afternoon Group of Women's Liberation (1972 - ); U Committee (1963 - ); Unemployed Women's Union (1980 - 1981); Union of Australian Women (1950 - ); Union of Australian Women. Western Australian Branch (1950s - 1973); United Council for Woman Suffrage (1894 - 1908); Victorian Association of Benevolent Societies (1911 - 1987); Victorian Children's Aid Society (1893 - 1991); Victorian Council of Social Service (1946 - ); Victorian Federation of Catholic Parents' Clubs (1958 - 1998); Victorian Medical Women's Society (1896 - ); Victorian Rural Women's Network (1986 - ); Victorian Woman's Suffrage League (1894 - 1908); Victorian Women Graduates' Association, Geelong Branch ( - 1981); The Victorian Women's Suffrage Society (1884 - 1908); Victorian Women's Trust (1985 - ); Voluntary Aid Detachments (VAD) (1914 - ); War Widows' Guild of Australia (1947 - ); War Widows' Guild of Australia (Queensland) Inc (1947 - ); War Widows' Guild of Australia NSW Limited (1946 - ); West Australian Housewives' Association (1920 - 1984); The Western Australian Women's Society of Fine Arts and Crafts (1935 - ); Woman's Christian Temperance Union of New South Wales (1882 - ); The Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Queensland (1885 - ); Woman's Christian Temperance Union of South Australia (1889 - ); The Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Tasmania (1885 - ); The Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Victoria (1885 - ); Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Western Australia (1892 - ); Women and the Australian Church (1984 - ); Women for Survival; Women Justices' Association of Victoria (1938 - ); Women on Farms Gatherings (1990 - ); Women Principals Association (Vic.) 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Ornithologist: Fletcher, Jane Ada (1870 - 1956), Ornithologist and Poet

Orthopaedic surgeon: Burton-Bradley, Claudia Portia, Orthopaedic surgeon and Research director

Osteopath: Paull, Jennifer, Osteopath and Lecturer

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