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List of Occupations
- War correspondent
- Jenner, Dorothy Gordon (Andrea) (1891 - 1985), Actor, Art Director, Journalist, Scriptwriter and War correspondent
- McDonald, Marjorie (1911 - 2001), Journalist, Print Journalist, Radio Journalist and War Correspondent
- Stumm, Lorraine (1914 - ), Journalist and War Correspondent
- Tarabay, Jamie (1975 - ), Journalist, Print journalist and War correspondent
- War worker
- McEwan, Kathleen (Kitty) Agnes Rose (1894 - 1969), Golfer, Journalist, Print Journalist, Sports Journalist and War Worker
- Water polo player
- Castle, Naomi (1974 - ), Olympian and Water Polo Player
- Fox, Joanne (1979 - ), Olympian and Water Polo Player
- Hankin (1973 - ), Olympian and Water Polo Player
- Hooper, Kate (1978 - ), Olympian and Water Polo Player
- Ireland, Bridgette (1973 - ), Olympian and Water Polo Player
- Mayer, Bronwyn (1974 - ), Olympian and Water Polo Player
- Miller, Gail (1976 - ), Olympian and Water Polo Player
- Mills, Melissa (1973 - ), Olympian and Water Polo Player
- Watson, Deborah (1965 - ), Olympian and Water Polo Player
- Weekes, Elizabeth (1971 - ), Olympian and Water Polo Player
- Woodhouse, Danielle (1969 - ), Olympian and Water Polo Player
- Woods, Taryn (1975 - ), Olympian and Water Polo Player
- Yvette Higgins (1978 - ), Olympian and Water Polo Player
- Weightlifter
- Lovely, Deborah Esther Ainslie, Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist and Weightlifter
- Pileggi, Caroline, Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist and Weightlifter
- Welfare organisation
- The Anglican Mission to the Streets and Lanes of Melbourne (1886 - 1997)
- Benevolent Society of New South Wales (1813 - )
- Brighton Ladies Benevolent Society (1863 - )
- Caulfield Ladies' Benevolent Society (1930 - 1986)
- Charity Organisation Society of Melbourne (1887 - )
- Children's Protection Society ( Vic.) (1896 - )
- Children's Welfare Association of Victoria (1912 - )
- Infants' Home (Ashfield, New South Wales) (1874 - )
- Melbourne Orphan Asylum ( Vic.) (1853 - )
- 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 - )
- National Travellers' Aid Society of Australia (1944 - )
- Preston Ladies' Benevolent Society (1888 - 1986)
- SDN Children's Services Inc. (1905 - )
- South Melbourne Ladies' Benevolent Society (1875 - 1982)
- Sydney Female Refuge Society (1848 - 1919?)
- Travellers Aid Australia (1916 - )
- Travellers' Aid Society of New South Wales (1938 - )
- Victorian Association of Benevolent Societies (1911 - 1987)
- Victorian Children's Aid Society (1893 - 1991)
- Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Western Australia (1892 - )
- Young Women's Christian Association Victoria (Y.W.C.A. Victoria) (1999 - ), World Young Women's Christian Association (World Y.W.C.A .1855 –)
- Welfare worker
- Ah Kee, Margaret, Aboriginal Administrator and Aboriginal welfare worker
- Barnes, Ivy Vera (1896 - 1944), Political party organiser and Welfare worker
- Bates, Fiona, Aboriginal Artist, Tour operator and Welfare worker
- Birks, Rosetta Jane (1856 - 1911), Welfare worker
- Clague, Joyce Caroline, Welfare worker
- Clarke, Michelle, Aboriginal Child Welfare Worker
- Cocks, Fanny Kate Boadicea (1875 - 1954), Policewoman and Welfare worker
- Coller, Doreen, Aboriginal Child Welfare Worker
- Cummings, Barbara, Aboriginal welfare worker, Aboriginal Child Welfare Worker and Writer
- Cuthbertson, Margaret (1864 - 1944), Child Welfare Worker, Factory inspector, Public servant and Women's rights activist
- Desailly, Frances Esme, Welfare worker
- Dobson, Emily (1842 - 1934), Advocate, Philanthropist and Welfare worker
- Drew, Ann (1822 - 1907), Welfare Worker
- Drysdale, Robyn Anne (1947 - ), Welfare worker and Parole officer
- Dyer, Mollie (1927 - 1998), Aboriginal Child Welfare Worker and Aboriginal community worker
- Dynon, Moira Lenore (1920 - 1976), Scientist, Servicewoman and Welfare worker
- Elphick, Gladys (1904 - 1988), Welfare worker and Community worker
- Fairfax, Ruth Beatrice (1878 - 1948), Community Worker and Welfare Worker
- Fisher, Kathy, Aboriginal Child Welfare Worker, Actor and Photographer
- Frost, Phyllis Irene (1917 - 2004), Welfare worker and Physiotherapist
- Graham, Mary, Aboriginal child welfare worker
- Griffith, Mary Harriett (1849 -1930), Community worker, Temperance advocate and Welfare worker
- Henderson, Ann Mary (1941 - ), Parliamentarian, Welfare worker and Administrator
- Hinder, Eleanor Mary (1893 - 1963), Scientist and Welfare worker
- King, Christine, Aboriginal Child Welfare Worker
- Kirk, Maria (Marie) Elizabeth (1855 - 1928), Welfare worker and Women's rights activist
- Lee, Mary (1821 - 1909), Suffragist, Union activist and Welfare worker
- Lewis, Leellen (c. 1965 - ), Welfare worker
- Loch, Joice NanKivell (1887 - 1982), Author, Journalist, Print Journalist and Welfare worker
- MacGregor, Marjorie (1947 - ), Union officer and Welfare worker
- Marshall, Dorothy May (1902 - 1961), Welfare worker and Teacher
- Matthews, May (Susan Mary) ( - 1935), Political candidate and Welfare worker
- Mayers, Naomi Ruth (1941 - ), Aboriginal health worker, Aboriginal welfare worker and Aboriginal Administrator
- Miller, Sandy, Aboriginal Child Welfare Worker and Aboriginal activist
- Moss, Alice Frances Mabel (1868 - 1948), Welfare worker
- Munns, Caroline, Aboriginal Child Welfare Worker
- Munro, Jenny, Aboriginal Child Welfare Worker
- Oakley, Jackie, Aboriginal Child Welfare Worker
- Oscar, June (1962 - ), Aboriginal Administrator, Health worker, Welfare worker and Film maker
- Overington, Karen Marie (1951 - ), Parliamentarian and Welfare worker
- Passmore-Edwards, Mary-Ellen, Aboriginal welfare worker
- Pearce, Betty, Aboriginal child welfare worker, community worker and Aboriginal rights activist
- Pryor, Jenny (1958? - ), Aboriginal Administrator and Child Welfare Worker
- Renwick, Elizabeth (1842 - 1918), Philanthropist, Suffragist and Welfare worker
- Schrieber, Lorna (1926 - 1993), Traditional Aboriginal Custodian, Welfare worker and Aboriginal Storyteller
- Shearer, Heather, Aboriginal Artist and Aboriginal Child Welfare Worker
- Sister Esther (1858 - 1931), Community worker, Religious Sister and Welfare worker
- Skene, Lillias Margaret (1867 - 1957), Women's rights activist and Welfare worker
- Stainton, Irene, Aboriginal Administrator, Child Welfare Worker and Cultural Advisor
- Stanton, Mimbingal Violet (Vai) McGinness (1929 - 1995), Aboriginal welfare worker
- Sutherland, Selina Murray Macdonald (1839 - 1909), Philanthropist, Nurse and Welfare worker
- Thomas, Jenny, Aboriginal health worker and Child Welfare Worker
- Thorpe, Marjorie, Aboriginal child welfare worker and Aboriginal community worker
- Tommy, Julie, Aboriginal Child Welfare Worker
- Tongerie, Maude (1927 - ), Aboriginal Welfare Worker
- Turley, Darriea (1960 - ), Board Member, Local government councillor and Welfare worker
- Waterworth, Edith Alice (1873 - 1957), Advocate and Welfare worker
- Watts, Margaret Sturge (1892 - 1978), Migrant community Advocate, Welfare worker and Peace activist
- Webster, Patricia, Welfare worker
- Wheeler, Annie Margaret (1867 - 1950), Nurse and Welfare worker
- Wolinski, Naomi (1881 - 1969), Bowler, Sports Administrator and Welfare worker
- Woodcock, Lucy (1889 - 1968), Feminist, Teacher, Trade unionist and Welfare worker
- Wu, Omega, Welfare worker and Interpreter
- Young, Jeanne Forster (1876 - 1955), Author, Welfare worker, Journalist and Political activist
- Wheelchair track and road racer
- Sauvage, Alix Louise (1973 - ), Paralympian and Wheelchair Track and Road Racer
- Wildflower artist
- Thomson, Estelle (1894 - 1953), Author, Journalist, Naturalist, Photographer and Wildflower artist
- Winemaker
- Penfold, Mary (1820 - 1896), Winemaker
- Pridham, Ursula Marie (1935 - ), Winemaker
- Wiradjuri Elder
- Bulger, Violet Josephine (1900 - 1993), Wiradjuri Elder
- Woman suffrage organisation
- Queensland Women's Electoral League (1903 - )
- Woman's Christian Temperance Union of New South Wales (1882 - )
- Women's Equal Franchise Association (1894 - 1905)
- Woman's rights activist
- Corrie, Christina Jane (1867 - 1937), Mayoress and Woman's rights activist
- Women in Agriculture Movement.
- Johnson, Lyn (1940 - ), Cheese-maker, Dairy Farmer, Early and Ongoing Leader and Women in Agriculture Movement.
- Women’s advocacy
- Soroptimist International of Canberra Incorporated (1954 - )
- Women’s Rights Organisation and Professional association
- The Business and Professional Women's Club of Canberra (1954 - )
- Women's liberationist
- Geason, Susan (1946 - ), Editor, Writer and Women's Liberationist
- Henderson, Beryl (1897 - 1990), Women's Liberationist
- Hunter, Thelma (1923 - ), Academic and Women's Liberationist
- Owen, Mary (1921 - ), Women's Liberationist and Trade unionist
- Ryan, Julia (1937 - ), Women's Liberationist and Educator
- Women's musical group
- U3A Warrani Chorale (1998 - )
- Women's organisation
- Canberra Mothercraft Society Inc (1929 - )
- CAPOW! (1992 - ), Coalition of Australian Participating Organisations of Women
- Lyceum Club Brisbane (1919 - )
- Victorian Rural Women's Network (1986 - )
- Young Women's Christian Association of Canberra (1929 - )
- Women's reform group
- Brisbane Women's Club (1908 - )
- Women's refuge
- Canberra Women's Refuge (1970s - ?)
- Catholic Female Refuge (1856 - )
- Cruz, Elba (1945 - ), Women's Refuge Worker and Union activist
- Elsie Women's Refuge (1973 - )
- 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 -)
- Sydney Female Refuge Society (1848 - 1919?)
- Young Women's Christian Association Victoria (Y.W.C.A. Victoria) (1999 - ), World Young Women's Christian Association (World Y.W.C.A .1855 –)
- Women's refuge worker
- Cruz, Elba (1945 - ), Women's Refuge Worker and Union activist
- Women's reproductive health service
- Children By Choice Association Incorporated (1972 - )
- Women's right activist
- Rose, Maria (1959 - ), Public servant and Women's right activist
- Women's rights activist
- Allan, Stella (1871 - 1962), Community advocate, Journalist, Print Journalist and Women's rights activist
- Arena, Franca, Parliamentarian and Women's rights activist
- Barff, Jane Foss (1863 - 1937), Educator and Women's rights activist
- Beaurepaire, Beryl Edith (1923 - ), Feminist, Women's rights activist, Community worker and Patron
- Bethune, Dulcie Evelyn, Women's rights activist
- Booker, Lorelei Emmeline (1906 - 1994), Women's rights activist
- Booth, Sarah (1844 - 1928), Community worker and Women's rights activist
- Bowen, Sally (1918 - 1999), Women's rights activist and Peace activist
- Burrows, Maggie, Political activist and Women's rights activist
- Cameron, Barbara, Women's rights activist
- Cilento, Phyllis (1894 - 1987), Doctor, Print Journalist, Radio Journalist, Women's rights activist, Social reformer, Journalist and Broadcaster
- Cooper, Leontine Mary Jane (1837 - 1903), Bi-lingual scholar, Journalist, Teacher, Women's rights activist and Writer
- Cowper, Robina Fordyce (1866 - 1948), Lay preacher, Magistrate, Religious Leader and Women's rights activist
- Cox, Eva Maria (1938 - ), Social activist, University teacher and Women's rights activist
- Cuthbertson, Margaret (1864 - 1944), Child Welfare Worker, Factory inspector, Public servant and Women's rights activist
- Dick, Muriel (1921 - ), Farmer, Social activist and Women's rights activist
- Downing, Cecilia (1858 - 1952), Community worker and Women's rights activist
- Dowse, Sara (1938 - ), Feminist, Women's rights activist, Writer and Public servant
- Eatock, Pat (1937 - ), Aboriginal activist, Women's rights activist, Public servant, Film maker and Academic
- Faust, Beatrice Eileen (1939 - ), Women's rights activist and Writer
- Fidler, Isabel Margaret (1869 - 1952), Academic and Women's rights activist
- Furner, Elizabeth (1916 - ), Writer and Women's rights activist
- Geach, Portia Swanston (1873 - 1959), Artist and Women's rights activist
- Glencross, Eleanor (1876 - 1950), Feminist, Political candidate and Women's rights activist
- Kent, Ivy Mary (1893 - 1974), Women's rights activist and Community worker
- Kirk, Maria (Marie) Elizabeth (1855 - 1928), Welfare worker and Women's rights activist
- Kumm, Frances Gertrude, Community worker and Women's rights activist
- Lawson, Louisa (1848 - 1920), Feminist, Women's rights activist, Writer, Businesswoman and Suffragist
- Littlejohn, Emma Linda Palmer (1883 - 1949), Feminist, Journalist, Radio Broadcaster, Radio Journalist and Women's rights activist
- MacCallum, Dorette Margarethe (Dorothea) (1863 - 1952), Community advocate, Philanthropist and Women's rights activist
- Macdonald, Amelia Morrison Fraser (1865 - 1946), Church woman, Social reformer, Tailoress and Women's rights activist
- Macdonald, Louisa (1858 - 1949), Educationalist, Suffrage activist and Women's rights activist
- Mahlab, Eve (1937 - ), Businesswoman, Lawyer and Women's rights activist
- Marks, Gladys Hope (1883 - 1970), Academic, Teacher and Women's rights activist
- Maxwell, May (Maisie) (1876 - 1977), Actor, Journalist, Print Journalist, Radio Journalist, Trade unionist and Women's rights activist
- Miller, Emma (1839 - 1917), Women's rights activist, Union organiser and Suffragist
- Moore, Edith Harrison (1872 - 1974), Women's rights activist, Charity worker and Community worker
- Morgan, Eliza Elsie, Women's rights activist
- Norris, Ada May (1901 - 1989), Community worker and Women's rights activist
- Pethybridge, Eva, Women's rights activist and Social activist
- Preston-Stanley, Millicent Fanny (1883 - 1955), Politician and Women's rights activist
- Reading, Fanny (1884 - 1974), Medical practitioner, Women's rights activist and Zionist
- Rischbieth, Bessie Mabel (1874 - 1967), Women's rights activist and Feminist
- Robinson, Elizabeth Esther (1886 - 1943), Political activist, Political candidate and Women's rights activist
- Russell, Delia Constance (1870 - 1938), Community worker and Women's rights activist
- Skene, Lillias Margaret (1867 - 1957), Women's rights activist and Welfare worker
- Spitzer, Fleur, Philanthropist and Women's rights activist
- Swanton, Mary Hynes (1861 - 1940), Tailoress, Trade unionist and Women's rights activist
- Sweet, Georgina (1875 - 1946), Academic, Philanthropist, Zoologist and Women's rights activist
- Walker, Ellinor Gertrude (1893 - 1990), Poet, Educator and Women's rights activist
- Weber, Ivy Lavinia (1892 - 1976), Parliamentarian, Political candidate and Women's rights activist
- Weeks, Clara (1852 - 1937), Suffrage activist, Teacher and Women's rights activist
- Willmore, Henrietta (1842 - 1938), Musician and women's rights activist
- Windeyer, Mary Elizabeth (1837 - 1912), Charity worker and Women's rights activist
- Wright, Mary (1903 - ), Trade unionist and Women's rights activist
- Women's rights activists
- Australian Women's National League (1904 - 1944?)
- Young Women's Christian Association Victoria (Y.W.C.A. Victoria) (1999 - ), World Young Women's Christian Association (World Y.W.C.A .1855 –)
- Women's rights organisation
- Australian Federation of Women Voters (1921 - 1982)
- 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 (1951 - )
- The Australian Women's Suffrage Society (1888 - 1898)
- BPW Australia (1947 - )
- BPW Melbourne (1925 - )
- BPW Newcastle Club (1931 - )
- BPW Perth Club (1946 - )
- BPW Sydney Club (1939 - )
- BPW Wollongong (1953 - )
- Brisbane Women's Club (1908 - )
- Endeavour Forum (1979 - )
- Federated Association of Australian Housewives (1923 - )
- Feminist Club of New South Wales (1914 - )
- Housewives Association (Australia) South Australian Division (1926 - )
- Housewives Association of New South Wales (1918 - )
- Housewives Association of Victoria (1915 - )
- Liaison Committee of Women's International Organisations - Australia Group (1950 - 1963)
- 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 -)
- 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 - )
- National Italian-Australian Women's Association (1985 - )
- The National Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Australia (1891 - )
- New Housewives' Association (1946 - 1950)
- Progressive Housewives Association, New South Wales (1947 - )
- United Council for Woman Suffrage (1894 - 1908)
- Victorian Woman's Suffrage League (1894 - 1908)
- The Victorian Women's Suffrage Society (1884 - 1908)
- West Australian Housewives' Association (1920 - 1984)
- 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 - )
- Women's Abortion Action Campaign, Sydney (1972 - )
- Women's Abortion Action Coalition, Melbourne Victoria (1972 - )
- Zonta Club of Perth (1975 - )
- Zonta Club of Sydney
- Women's services provider
- Queen Victoria Women's Centre (1994 - )
- Woolgrower
- Adams, Gwendolyn Isabelle (1941 - ), Community stalwart, Environmentalist, Farmer and Woolgrower
- Mason, Louise, Business woman, Farmer and Woolgrower
- McShane, Clare (1948 - ), Business woman, Clothing designer and Woolgrower
- Workers' association
- Workers' Educational Association of Queensland (1913 - 1932)
- Writer
- Archer, Robyn (1948 - ), Advocate, Artistic director, Director, Singer and Writer
- Armstrong, Sarah (1968 - ), Journalist, Print Journalist, Radio Journalist, Television Journalist and Writer
- Aston, Matilda Ann (1873 - 1947), Disability Activist, Teacher and Writer
- Atkinson, Caroline Louisa Waring (1834 - 1872), Naturalist and Writer
- Auld, Elizabeth (1901 - 1998), Journalist, Print Journalist and Writer
- Baynton, Barbara (1857 - 1929), Writer
- Bennett, Mary Montgomerie (Montgomery) (1881 - 1961), Teacher, Writer and Aboriginal rights activist
- Bjelke-Petersen, Marie Caroline (1874 - 1969), Physical Culturalist, Teacher and Writer
- Blackman, Barbara (1928 - ), Patron, Philanthropist and Writer
- Buchanan, Cheryl (1955 - ), Aboriginal rights activist, Aboriginal Writer and Publisher
- Burke, Janine Carmel Brigitte (1952 - ), Writer and Art historian
- Burton, Clare (1942 - 1998), Researcher, Public servant, Academic, Consultant and Writer
- Chambers, Stephanie, Writer
- Chung, Helene (1945 - ), Journalist, Radio Journalist, Television Journalist and Writer
- Cooper, Leontine Mary Jane (1837 - 1903), Bi-lingual scholar, Journalist, Teacher, Women's rights activist and Writer
- Cummings, Barbara, Aboriginal welfare worker, Aboriginal Child Welfare Worker and Writer
- Dale, Lyn (1945 - ), Administrator, Historian, Soldier and Writer
- Daniels, Kay (1941 - 2001), Writer, Public servant and Historian
- D'Aprano, Zelda Fay (1928 - ), Feminist, Trade unionist, Writer and Dental nurse
- Dethridge, Susan Margery (c. 1945 - 2003), Councillor, Journalist and Writer
- Devanny, Jean (1894 - 1962), Feminist, Trade unionist and Writer
- Dixon, Trisha Burkitt (1953 - ), Writer and Photographer
- Dobson, Rosemary de Brissac (1920 - 2012), Editor, Poet and Writer
- Dolling, Alison Mary (1917 - 2006), Teacher and Writer
- Dowse, Sara (1938 - ), Feminist, Women's rights activist, Writer and Public servant
- Dunn, Patricia Irene, Documentary Film maker, Editor, Parliamentarian, University teacher and Writer
- Durack, Elizabeth (1915 - 2000), Artist, Writer and Illustrator
- Edgar, Suzanne (1939 - ), Author, Poet and Writer
- Erickson, Rica (1908 - 2009), Botanical illustrator, Historian, Naturalist and Writer
- Evans, Henrietta Matilda Jane (1827 - 1886), Novelist, Teacher and Writer
- Faust, Beatrice Eileen (1939 - ), Women's rights activist and Writer
- Fortune, Mary Helena (c. 1833 - 1910), Journalist, Print Journalist and Writer
- Franklin, Stella Maria ( Marian) Sarah Miles (1879 - 1954), Writer
- Frazer, Connie (1925 - 2002), Feminist, Poet, Revolutionist and Writer
- Furner, Elizabeth (1916 - ), Writer and Women's rights activist
- Gantner, Neilma (1922 - ), Writer and Philanthropist
- Garner, Helen (1942 - ), Journalist, Scriptwriter and Writer
- Geason, Susan (1946 - ), Editor, Writer and Women's Liberationist
- Gillan, Joy Lindrum, Writer
- Gilmore, Mary Jean (1865 - 1962), Teacher, Poet and Writer
- Goodyer, Paula, Journalist, Print Journalist and Writer
- Greenwood, Irene Adelaide (1898 - 1992), Feminist, Peace activist, Activist, Pacifist, Broadcaster and Writer
- Greer, Germaine (1939 - ), Academic, Feminist and Writer
- Hanrahan, Barbara Janice (1939 - 1991), Artist, Printmaker and Writer
- Hawthorne, Susan, Writer and Feminist
- Heagney, Muriel Agnes (1885 - 1974), Political candidate, Trade unionist and Writer
- Henry, Alice (1857 - 1943), Feminist, Trade unionist, Journalist, Writer and Lecturer
- Hewitt, Alison Hope (1915 - 2011), University lecturer and Writer
- Huxley, Keri, Community advocate, Local government councillor, Mayor, Writer and Editor
- James, Florence (1902 - 1993), Writer and Journalist
- Job, Peg (1946 - ), Editor and Writer
- Johnston, Dorothy (1948 - ), Author, Novelist, Poet and Writer
- Keavney, Kay (1921 - 1989), Journalist, Print Journalist and Writer
- Kenihan, Kerry (1944 - ), Journalist, Print Journalist, Teacher and Writer
- Kersey, Joan Sophia (1926 - ), Social worker and Writer
- Klein, Renate (1945 - ), Associate professor, Feminist and Writer
- Klugman, Kristine Kay (1941 - ), Nurse, Researcher, Historian and Writer
- Law-Smith, Joan (1919 - 1998), Botanical artist, Writer, Illustrator, Gardener and Horticulturalist
- Lawson, Louisa (1848 - 1920), Feminist, Women's rights activist, Writer, Businesswoman and Suffragist
- Legge, Kate, Editor, Journalist, Print Journalist and Writer
- Loh, Morag (1935 - ), Writer, Historian, Lecturer and Curator
- Macquarie, Elizabeth Henrietta (1778 - 1835), Diarist, governor's spouse and Writer
- Mafi-Williams, Lorraine (1940 - 2001), Actor, Film maker and Writer
- Masters, Olga (1919 - 1986), Journalist, Print Journalist and Writer
- Miller, Olga Eunice (1920 - 2003), Aboriginal writer, Community worker, Environmentalist, Illustrator and Storyteller
- Mitchell, Janet Charlotte (1896 - 1957), Banker, Journalist, Print Journalist and Writer
- Mitchell, Sibyl Elyne (1913 - 2002), Cattle Farmer, Champion Skier, Community worker and Writer
- Morgan, Sally (1951 - ), Aboriginal Artist and Aboriginal Writer
- Murdoch, Madoline (Nina) (1890 - 1976), Journalist, Print Journalist, Teacher and Writer
- Murphy, Agnes G. (c. 1865 - 1936), Journalist, Print Journalist and Writer
- Ogg, Margaret Ann (1863 - 1953), Electoral reformer, Feminist, Journalist, Musician, Poet and Writer
- Palmer, Helen Gwynneth (1917 - 1979), Writer, Teacher and Political activist
- Pilkington, Doris (1937 - ), Writer and Nurse
- Poole, Philippa (1932 - ), Writer
- Praed, Rosa (1851 - 1935), Writer
- Prichard, Katharine Susannah (1883 - 1969), Journalist and Writer
- Read, Robyn, Politician, Public Servant, Writer, Journalist and Parliamentarian
- Ronksley-Pavia, Michelle (1974 - ), Artist, Teacher and Writer
- Rosman, Alice Trevenen (1882 - 1961), Editor, Journalist, Novelist and Writer
- Roughsey, Elsie (Labumore) (1923 - ), Aboriginal community worker, Aboriginal health worker, Educator and Writer
- Ryan, Edna Minna (1904 - 1997), Feminist, Trade unionist, Activist and Writer
- Salmon, Lorraine (1910 - 1970), Journalist, Print Journalist, Radio Journalist and Writer
- Scott, Emily (1882 - 1957), Journalist, Lecturer, Music teacher, Musician and Writer
- Scutt, Jocelynne A. (1947 - ), Activist, Lawyer and Writer
- Spence, Catherine Helen (1825 - 1910), Suffragist, Writer and Campaigner
- Spender, Dale (1943 - ), Writer
- Spunner, Suzanne Sylvia (1951 - ), Writer, Critic and Playwright
- Stead, Christina Ellen (1902 - 1983), Novelist and Writer
- Summers, Anne Fairhurst (1945 - ), Journalist, Print Journalist, Writer, Feminist and Historian
- Sykes, Roberta (Bobbi) (1944 - 2010), Aboriginal Administrator, Aboriginal health worker, Journalist, Academic and Writer
- Townend, Christine Elizabeth, Writer and Activist
- Van Praagh, Margaret (1910 - 1990), Dancer, Director, Educator, Writer and Producer
- Veitch, Kate (1955 - ), Journalist, Print Journalist and Writer
- Vick, Lesley Helen (1945 - ), Academic, Editor, Researcher and Writer
- Walling, Edna (1896 - 1973), Landscape designer, Writer and Photographer
- Ward, Elizabeth (Biff), Feminist, Social activist and Writer
- Whyse, Imogen, Poet and Writer
- Williams, Joan (1914 - 2008), Print Journalist, Radio Journalist, Writer, Journalist, Broadcaster and Activist
- Woodrow, Carol Joan (1943 - ), Actor, Director, Teacher and Writer
- Wright, Judith Arundell (1915 - 2000), Poet and Writer
- Writers group
- Ladies Literary Society (1911 - )
- Seven Writers (1980 - 1998)
- Writing award
- Eldridge Award (1998 - )