Women born or died in Queensland

A

• Abbott, Joan Stevenson (Judy) (1899 - 1970) - Nurse, Servicewoman
• Agnew, Mary Ann Eliza (1857 - 1940) - Education reformer, Kindergarten teacher
• Archer, Caroline Lillian (1922 - 1978) - Aboriginal activist
• Attwood, Julie Maree (1957 - ) - Parliamentarian

B

• Bage, Anna Frederika (1883 - 1970) - Academic, Biologist, Sports Administrator
• Bailey, Frances (Fran) Esther (1946 - ) - Parliamentarian
• Bailey, Margaret Ann Montgomery (1879 - 1955) - Headmistress, Teacher
• Barambah, Maroochy (c. 1950 - ) - Opera singer
• Bardsley, Doris (1895 - 1968) - Child welfare advocate., Maternal, Nurse
• Barney, Elise (1815 - 1883) - Postmistress
• Barry, Veronica Lesley (1960 - ) - Nurse, Parliamentarian
• Baylor, Hilda Gracia (1929 - ) - Feminist, Parliamentarian, Teacher
• Bedford, Mary Josephine (1861 - 1955) - Charity worker, Philanthropist
• Bell, Jeanie (1949 - ) - Aboriginal Linguist, Educator, Academic
• Berry, Alice Miriam (1900 - 1978) - Community worker
• Berry, Margaret (1832 - 1918) - Educationist
• Bird, Lorraine Rita (1942 - ) - Antique dealer, Local government councillor, Parliamentarian
• Bjelke-Petersen, Florence Isabel (1920 - ) - Parliamentarian, Secretary
• Blackman, Barbara (1928 - ) - Patron, Philanthropist, Writer
• Bligh, Anna Maria (1960 - ) - Parliamentarian, State Premier
• Bourne, Eleanor Elizabeth (1878 - 1957) - Doctor
• Boyce, Suzanne Kay (1951 - ) - Company director, Journalist, Parliamentarian, Public relations professional
• Brentnall, Elizabeth (1830 - 1909) - Political Activist
• Bressington, Ann Marie (1955 - ) - Parliamentarian
• Brondello, Sandra (1968 - ) - Basketball Player, Olympian
• Brophy, Teresa Rita O'Rourke - Anaesthetist
• Bryan, Edith (1872 - 1963) - Disability activist, Teacher
• Bryce, Joan Elvina (1904 - 1995) - Servicewoman
• Bryce, Quentin (1942 - )
• Buchanan, Cheryl (1955 - ) - Aboriginal rights activist, Aboriginal Writer, Publisher
• Buchanan, Florence Griffiths (1861 - 1913) - Missionary, Teacher
• Bulcock, Emily Hemans (1877 - 1969) - Journalist, Poet, Print Journalist
• Byth, Elsie Frances - Community worker

C

• Cable, Kate Louisa (1899 - 1999) - Mail agent, Postmistress
• Cameron, Marcella (1879 - 1948) - factory manager
• Carnell, Anne Katherine (Kate) (1955 - ) - Parliamentarian, Politician, Pharmacist
• Carpadios, Marissa (1977 - ) - Olympian, Softball Player
• Cato, Nancy (1917 - 2000) - Author, Journalist, Poet, Environmentalist
• Chapman, Yvonne Ann (1940 - ) - Business Woman, Parliamentarian
• Clare, Monica (1924 - 1973) - Aboriginal Administrator, Aboriginal activist, Aboriginal leader
• Coffey, Essie (c. 1940 - 1998) - Community worker, Singer, Actor, Film maker
• Colless, Daphne Rosina (1928 - ) - Aboriginal Administrator, Public servant, Aboriginal community worker
• Concannon, Gertrude (1899 - 1978) - Arranger, Author, Composer, Music adjudicator, Music teacher, Musician, Opera singer, Pianist
• Cook, Natalie (1975 - ) - Beach Volleyball Player, Olympian
• Cooper, Leontine Mary Jane (1837 - 1903) - Bi-lingual scholar, Journalist, Teacher, Women's rights activist, Writer
• Cooper, Lilian Violet (1861 - 1947) - Medical practitioner, Surgeon
• Corrie, Christina Jane (1867 - 1937) - Mayoress, Woman's rights activist
• Crawford, Mary Catherine (1947 - ) - Parliamentarian, Teacher
• Cribb, Estelle (1877 - 1947) - Teacher
• Crist, Alice Guerin (1876 - 1937) - Author, journalist
• Croft, Peta-Kaye (1972 - ) - Administrative officer, Parliamentarian
• Cross, Zora Bernice May (1890 - 1964) - Actor, Author, Journalist, Poet, Print Journalist, Teacher
• Crudgington, Carolyn (1968 - ) - Olympian, Softball Player
• Cullen, Jean ( - 1950) - Cartoonist, Illustrator, Journalist
• Cunningham, Junita Irene (1939 - ) - Parliamentarian
• Curry Kenny, Lisa (1962 - ) - Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Swimmer, Olympian, Businesswoman

D

• Darling, Elaine Elizabeth (1936 - ) - Parliamentarian, Teacher
• Darling, Vicky Elizabeth (1966 - ) - Lecturer, Parliamentarian, Public servant
• Davis, Tracy Ellen (1962 - ) - Businesswoman, Parliamentarian
• Denoon, Pamela (1942 - 1988) - Biochemist, Public servant
• Devanny, Jean (1894 - 1962) - Feminist, Trade unionist, Writer
• Don, Ruth (1902 - 2003) - Teacher, Trade unionist
• Drew, Ann (1822 - 1907) - Welfare Worker

E

• Eatock, Pat (1937 - ) - Aboriginal activist, Women's rights activist, Public servant, Film maker, Academic
• Eckford, Shirley (1926 - ) - Community stalwart, Pastoralist
• Edmond, Wendy Marjorie (1946 - ) - Parliamentarian
• Elliot, Maria Justine (1967 - ) - Parliamentarian
• Elson, Kay Selma (1947 - ) - Financial adviser, Parliamentarian, Shop proprietor

F

• Farmer, Dianne Elizabeth (1961 - ) - Parliamentarian, Public servant
• Ferguson, Adair (1955 - ) - Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Rower
• Fesl, Eve Mumewa D. - Associate professor, Author, Councillor, Director, Linguist, Track and Field Athlete
• Fisher, Mary Lucy (Lala) (1872 - 1929) - Editor, Journalist, Poet, Print Journalist
• Flick, Isabel Ann (1928 - 2000) - Aboriginal rights activist, Community worker, Educator
• Forder, Annemarie (1978 - ) - Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian, Shooting champion
• Francis, Susan (1877 - 1946) - Nurse, Activist
• Freeman, Catherine (1973 - ) - Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian, Track and Field Athlete

G

• Gambaro, Teresa (1958 - ) - Parliamentarian, Sales manager, Tutor
• Garard, Renita (1972 - ) - Hockey Player, Olympian
• Gibson, Margaret - Editor, Journalist, Newspaper Proprietor
• Gilbert, Karla (1975 - ) - Ironwoman, Surf Lifesaver
• Gordon, Margaret Bracken (1917 - ) - Community worker
• Grace, Grace (1958 - ) - Industrial officer, Parliamentarian, Union officer
• Greenham, Eleanor Constance (1878 - 1957) - Medical Practitioner

H

• Hammer, Julie Margaret (1955 - ) - Servicewoman
• Hanson, Pauline Lee (1954 - ) - Parliamentarian, Shop proprietor
• Harding, Tanya (1972 - ) - Olympian, Softball Player
• Harrod, Clara ( - 1918) - Pioneer
• Harrop, Loretta (1975 - ) - Olympian, Triathlete
• Hartshorn, Alma Elizabeth (1913 - 2004) - Servicewoman, Lecturer
• Hawthorn, Dorothy (1901 - ) - Servicewoman
• Hayter, Ellen Mary (1910 - 2000) - Community worker, Nurse
• Heagney, Muriel Agnes (1885 - 1974) - Political candidate, Trade unionist, Writer
• Henry, Jodie (1983 - ) - Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian, Swimmer
• Hetherington, Isabella (1870? - 1946) - Missionary
• Hill, Dorothy (1907 - 1997) - Geologist, Palaeontologist
• Hodgskin, Natalie (1976 - ) - Olympian, Softball Player
• Holt, Lillian Rose (1945 - ) - Educator
• Hudson, Nicole (1976 - ) - Hockey Player, Olympian
• Hurman, Edith Myra - Medical practitioner

I

• Isbister, Jean Sinclair (Clair) (1915 - 2008) - Paediatrician

J

• Jarratt, Janice Heather (1958 - ) - Parliamentarian, Teacher
• Johnstone, Amanda Ann (1972 - ) - Community worker, Parliamentarian
• Jones, Kate Jennifer (1979 - ) - Parliamentarian
• Jones, Margaret (1923 - 2006) - Journalist
• Jordan, Ellen Violet (1913 - 1982) - Local government councillor, Musician, Parliamentarian, Teacher

K

• Kellermann, Annette Marie Sarah (1886 - 1975) - Acquatic performer, Actor, Author, Diver, Swimmer
• Kennedy, Angela (1976 - ) - Olympian, Swimmer
• Kennedy, Thalia Ruby Lorraine (1917 - ) - School principal
• Kenny, Elizabeth (1880 - 1952) - Nurse, Health administrator
• Kiernan, Betty Margaret (1955 - ) - Local government councillor, Parliamentarian
• Kippin, Victoria Ann (1942 - ) - Local government councillor, Manager, Parliamentarian, Teacher
• Knowles, Susan Christine (1951 - ) - Parliamentarian, Sales manager

L

• Lahey, Frances Vida (1882 - 1968) - Artist
• Lambert, Angela (1981 - ) - Hockey Player, Olympian
• Langton, Marcia Lynne (1951 - ) - Academic, Activist
• Lavarch, Linda Denise (1958 - ) - Parliamentarian, Solicitor
• Lee Long, Rosa (1945 - ) - Businesswoman, Grazier, Parliamentarian, Public servant
• Lester, Jocelyn (1958 - ) - Olympian, Softball Player
• Lewis, Hayley (1974 - ) - Olympian, Swimmer
• Livermore, Kirsten Fiona (1969 - ) - Parliamentarian, Solicitor, Union organiser
• Loch, Joice NanKivell (1887 - 1982) - Author, Journalist, Print Journalist, Welfare worker

M

• Macfarlan, Margaret (c. 1904 - 1997) - Editor, Journalist, Newspaper Proprietor
• Mackerras, Mabel Josephine (Jo) (1896 - 1971) - Scientist
• Mackinnon, Una (Patricia) (1911 - ) - Community worker, Philanthropist
• Macklin, Jennifer Louise (1953 - ) - Parliamentarian
• Maitland, Clover (1972 - ) - Hockey Player, Olympian
• Major, Tania (1982 - ) - Criminologist, Indigenous Youth advocate
• Malamoo, Shireen - Aboriginal community worker
• Male, Carolyn Therese (1966 - ) - Parliamentarian, Teacher
• Marks, Gladys Hope (1883 - 1970) - Academic, Teacher, Women's rights activist
• Marlay, Elaine (1915 - 1977) - Academic, Dentist
• Maunsell, Evelyn (1888 - 1977) - Pastoralist
• Mayo, Lilian Daphne (1895 - 1982) - Sculptor
• McConnel, Mary (1824 - 1910) - Founder
• McConnel, May Jordan (1860 - 1929) - Nurse, Suffrage activist, Teacher, Union organiser
• McConnel, Ursula Hope (1888 - 1957) - Anthropologist, Photographer
• McKew, Maxine (1953 - ) - Journalist, Parliamentarian, Print Journalist, Radio Journalist, Television Journalist
• McLeod, Gertrude Evelyn (1891 - 1971) - Golfer, Sports Administrator
• McLucas, Jan Elizabeth (1958 - ) - Politician
• McWhinney, Agnes (1891 -1987) (1891 - 1987) - Solicitor
• Meares, Anna Maree Devenish (1983 - ) - Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Cyclist, Olympian
• Menkens, Rosemary Norma (1946 - ) - Company director, Parliamentarian, Teacher
• Miller, Emma (1839 - 1917) - Women's rights activist, Union organiser, Suffragist
• Miller, Jo-Ann Roslyn (1958 - ) - Parliamentarian, Public servant
• Miller, Olga Eunice (1920 - 2003) - Aboriginal writer, Community worker, Environmentalist, Illustrator, Storyteller
• Mills, Alice (1986 - ) - Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian, Swimmer
• Moffatt, Tracey (1960 - ) - Actor, Artist, Director, Film maker, Producer, Scriptwriter, Photographer
• Molphy, Ruth - Anaesthetist
• Moncrieff, Gladys Lillian (1892 - 1976) - Soprano
• Moore, Claire Mary (1956 - ) - Parliamentarian, Public servant, Union secretary
• Moore, Winifred ( - 1952) - Journalist, Print Journalist
• Morris, Jennifer (1972 - ) - Hockey Player, Olympian
• Mother Emma (1864? - 1939) - Administrator, Religious Sister, Teacher
• Mottram, Elina Emily (1903 - 1996) - Architect
• Muir, Sylvia Jessie Mimmi (1915 - ) - Army Nurse, Nurse

N

• Naylon, Maudie Akawiljika (c. 1885 - 1980) - Traditional Aboriginal Custodian
• Neal, Belinda Jane (1963 - ) - Parliamentarian, Solicitor
• Nelson, Beryce Ann (1947 - ) - Parliamentarian, Radiographer
• Noble, Angelina (1890? - 1964) - Aboriginal Missionary
• Nolan, Rachel Genevieve (1974 - ) - Parliamentarian, Political advisor
• Nona, Dosina - Aboriginal community worker
• Nunn, Glynis (1960 - ) - Athletics coach, Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian, Track and Field Athlete

O

• O'Brien, Clair (1949 - ) - Cattle Farmer, Community stalwart, Local government councillor, Pastoralist
• O'Donnell, Ellen (1896 - 1963) - Policewoman
• Ogg, Margaret Ann (1863 - 1953) - Electoral reformer, Feminist, Journalist, Musician, Poet, Writer
• O'Keefe, Cherry (Tjapun) (c. 1895 - 1977) - Aboriginal Linguist
• O'Neil, Pamela Frances (1945 - ) - Feminist, Tribunal Member
• O'Neill, Susie (1973 - ) - Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian, Swimmer
• Oodgeroo Noonuccal (1920 - 1993) - Poet, Political activist, Artist, Educator
• O'Shane, Patricia (1941 - ) - Barrister, Public servant, Teacher, Management consultant, Magistrate, Café owner, University Chancellor, Aboriginal activist
• Owens, Julie Ann (1958 - ) - Businesswoman, Parliamentarian

P

• Palaszczuk, Annastacia (1969 - ) - Lawyer, Parliamentarian, Political advisor
• Palmer, Kylie (1990 - ) - Olympian, Swimmer
• Paton, Sandy - Community development worker, Community stalwart, Environmentalist
• Pender, Beryl Elizabeth (1902 - 1974) - Community worker
• Penman, Alice Maud (1918 - ) - Servicewoman, Community worker
• Pirie, Daphne (1931 - ) - Hockey Player, Sports Administrator, Track and Field Athlete
• Plant, Merilyn (1946 - ) - Agriculturalist, Farmer, Marketing officer
• Pocock, Mary Anne (Bessie) (1863 - 1946) - Nurse, Servicewoman
• Potter, Norah Mary (1849 - 1927) - Religious sister, Teacher
• Power, Laurel Jean (1953 - ) - Parliamentarian, Teacher
• Praed, Rosa (1851 - 1935) - Writer
• Prentice, Una Gailey (1913 - 1986) - Lawyer
• Procter, Isabelle (1944 - ) - Aboriginal Administrator, Educator, Researcher
• Provan, Frances Betty (1911 - 1963) - Servicewoman
• Pryor, Jenny (1958? - ) - Aboriginal Administrator, Child Welfare Worker
• Purick, Kezia Dorcas Tibisay (1958 - ) - Parliamentarian

R

• Rankin, Annabelle Jane Mary (1908 - 1986) - Parliamentarian
• Rea, Kerry Marie (1963 - ) - Local government councillor, Parliamentarian
• Reid, Joan Innes (1915 - 2001) - Community worker, Politician, Social worker, University tutor
• Reilly, Dianne Ann (1969 - ) - Parliamentarian
• Richardson, Terri (Therese Jean) - Teacher, Tutor
• Robinson, Nellie Elizabeth (1915 - 1992) - Mayor, Radio presenter, Teacher
• Rooney, Giaan (1982 - ) - Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian, Swimmer
• Rose, Merrilyn Miriam (1955 - ) - Parliamentarian
• Roughsey, Elsie (Labumore) (1923 - ) - Aboriginal community worker, Aboriginal health worker, Educator, Writer

S

• Saffin, Janelle Anne (1954 - ) - Teacher, Lawyer, Politician, Businesswoman
• Salvetti, Maryann - Board member, Business woman, Community stalwart, Farmer
• Sanger, Ruth Anne (1918 - 2001) - Author, Haematologist
• Saunders, Justine (1953 - 2007) - Actor, Teacher
• Schipper, Jessicah (1986 - ) - Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian, Swimmer
• Schrieber, Lorna (1926 - 1993) - Traditional Aboriginal Custodian, Welfare worker, Aboriginal Storyteller
• Scott, Desley Carleton (1943 - ) - Dental nurse, Electorate officer, Parliamentarian
• Sheldon, Joan Mary (1943 - ) - Parliamentarian, Physiotherapist
• Shillingsworth, Jessie (c. 1893 - 1981) - Aboriginal community worker
• Shun Wah, Annette (1958 - ) - Host, Author, Actor
• Skov, Dorathea Jane (1911 - ) - Servicewoman
• Smallwood, Gracelyn (1951 - ) - Aboriginal health worker, midwife, nurse
• Smith, Celia (1911 - 1980) - Aboriginal rights activist, community worker
• Smith, Wilhelmena (1886 - 1975) - Jockey, Sportswoman
• Spearritt, Katherine Louise (Katie) (1967 - ) - Businesswoman, Feminist
• Spence, Judith Caroline (1957 - ) - Parliamentarian, Teacher
• Springfield, Mabel Angelina (1892 - 1966) - Swimmer, Swimming Coach
• Staunton, Patricia Jane (1946 - ) - Alderman, Magistrate, Nurse, Parliamentarian
• Stone, Barbara Gwendoline (1962 - ) - Electorate officer, Parliamentarian
• Sullivan, Carryn Elizabeth (1955 - ) - Parliamentarian, Teacher
• Sullivan, Kathryn Jean (1942 - ) - Parliamentarian, Teacher, University teacher
• Sykes, Roberta (Bobbi) (1944 - 2010) - Aboriginal Administrator, Aboriginal health worker, Journalist, Academic, Writer

T

• Thancoupie (1937 - ) - Aboriginal Artist, Teacher
• Thoms, Patience Rosemary (1915 - 2006) - Business woman, Journalist
• Thomson, Estelle (1894 - 1953) - Author, Journalist, Naturalist, Photographer, Wildflower artist
• Toby, Ida (1899 - 1976) - Aboriginal Linguist
• Trickett, Lisbeth Constance (Libby) (1985 - ) - Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian, Swimmer
• Tripcony, Penny (1942 - ) - Aboriginal Administrator, Community worker, Educator, Research Officer
• Tweddell, Joyce (1916 - 1995) - Army Nurse, Nurse

V

• Vasey, Jessie Mary (1897 - 1966) - Community worker
• Vlahos, Leesa - Parliamentarian

W

• Walling, Edna (1896 - 1973) - Landscape designer, Writer, Photographer
• Ward, Barbara (1954 - ) - Businesswoman
• Ware, Kathy (1949 - ) - Aboriginal Administrator, Public servant
• Warwick, Lynette Robyn (1946 - ) - Parliamentarian, Public relations professional
• Waters, Larissa - Environmental Lawyer, Parliamentarian
• Watson, Maureen (1930 - ) - Aboriginal Storyteller, Actor, Singer, Aboriginal activist
• Watson, Roslyn (1954 - ) - Dancer, Choreographer
• Webb, Elizabeth - Journalist, Radio Journalist
• West, Andrea Gail (1952 - ) - Parliamentarian, Teacher
• Wheeler, Annie Margaret (1867 - 1950) - Nurse, Welfare worker
• White, Tarnee (1981 - ) - Olympian, Swimmer
• White, Trish - Engineer, Parliamentarian
• Whittle, Jennifer (1973 - ) - Basketball Player, Olympian
• Whitty, Ellen (1819 - 1892) - Religious Sister
• Williams, Loris Elaine (1949 - 2005) - Aboriginal activist, Archivist
• Williams, Meta Talbot (1918 - ) - Community worker
• Willmore, Henrietta (1842 - 1938) - Musician, women's rights activist
• Willmott, Joanne (1954 - )
• Wilson, Grace Margaret (1879 - 1957) - Matron
• Wilson, Vicki (1965 - ) - Netball Player, Sports Administrator, Sports commentator
• Woodgate, Margaret Rosemary (1935 - ) - Parliamentarian

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