Women born or died in Victoria

A

• a'Beckett, Ada Mary (1872 - 1948) - Biologist, Educator
• Abraham, Vivienne (1920 - ) - Peace activist, Editor
• Adam-Smith, Patricia Jean (Patsy) (1924 - 2001) - Author, Historian, Servicewoman
• Ahern, Elizabeth (1877 - 1969) - Political activist
• Alexander, Goldie - Author
• Allan, Frances Elizabeth (1905 - 1952) - Biometrician, Community activist, Statistician, University lecturer
• Allan, Jacinta Marie (1973 - ) - Parliamentarian
• Allan, Stella (1871 - 1962) - Community advocate, Journalist, Print Journalist, Women's rights activist
• Allen, Denise Margaret (1953 - ) - Parliamentarian
• Alley, Diane Berenice (1927 - ) - Community worker
• Allison, Lynette (Lyn) Fay (1946 - ) - Parliamentarian
• Allpress, Val - Australian Football Club Administrator, Sports Administrator
• Anderson, Alice Elizabeth Foley (1897 - 1926) - Businesswoman
• Anderson, Margaret Irene (1915 - ) - Servicewoman
• Angliss, Jacobena Victoria Alice (1896 - 1980) - Community worker, Philanthropist
• Anwyl, Megan Irene (1962 - ) - Parliamentarian
• Appleford, Alys (Alice) Ross (1891 - 1968) - Servicewoman, Nurse, Nursing administrator
• Archdall, Martha Caroline Christine (1851 - 1949) - Founder, Teacher
• Archer, Mary Ellinor Lucy (1893 - 1979) - Librarian
• Armstrong, Pauline (1928 - 2001) - Author, Historian, Trade unionist
• Arnold, Sue - Environmentalist, Political candidate, Journalist
• Asher, Louise (1956 - ) - Teacher, Consultant, Parliamentarian
• Aston, Matilda Ann (1873 - 1947) - Disability Activist, Teacher, Writer
• Austin, Elizabeth Phillips (1821 - 1910) - Pastoralist, Philanthropist
• Austral, Florence Mary (1892 - 1968) - Opera singer

B

• Bage, Anna Frederika (1883 - 1970) - Academic, Biologist, Sports Administrator
• Bage, Jessie Eleanor - Social welfare
• Bailey, Joanne Louise (Jo) (1970 - ) - Host, Presenter, Compere
• Baker, Alice (1855 - 1935) - Philanthropist
• Baks, Pat (c. 1945 - ) - Café proprietor, Political candidate
• Baldwin, Mary (c. 1870 - 1940) - Doctor, Suffragist
• Ballantyne, Agnes (c. 1845 - 1907) - Philanthropist, Suffragist
• Barber, Nola Isabel Constance (1901 - 1985) - Local government councillor, Political candidate
• Barclay, Lesley (1945 - ) - Professor
• Barrett, Edith Helen (1872 - 1939) - Medical practitioner
• Bate, Zara Kate (1909 - 1989) - Businesswoman, Community worker
• Bates, Rosslyn Mary (1962 - ) - Nurse, Parliamentarian
• Baynes, Deserie (1960 - ) - Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian, Shooting champion
• Baynton, Barbara (1857 - 1929) - Writer
• Beadle, Jean (1867 - 1942) - Feminist, Social worker
• Bear-Crawford, Annette Ellen (1853 - 1899) - Feminist
• Beard, Dympna Anne (1949 - ) - Parliamentarian, Teacher
• Beattie, Elizabeth Jean - Parliamentarian
• Beaurepaire, Beryl Edith (1923 - ) - Feminist, Women's rights activist, Community worker, Patron
• Bennetts, Rosalie (1940 - ) - Farmer, Manager, Office worker
• Berton, Marina Elizabeth Anne (1948 - )
• Best, Kathleen Annie Louise (1910 - 1957) - Nurse, Servicewoman
• Biddlecombe, Janet (1866 - 1954) - Pastoralist, Philanthropist
• Bignell, Margaret Annie (1853 - 1940) - Pharmacist
• Birch, Jenni (1955 - ) - Teacher, Farmer
• Blackburn, Doris Amelia (1889 - 1970) - Politician, Peace activist
• Blackburn, Jean Edna (1919 - 2002) - Feminist, Educator
• Blackwood, Margaret (1909 - 1986) - Botanist, Geneticist, Servicewoman
• Blair, Nerida (1957 - ) - Policy adviser, Academic, Public servant
• Bolte, Edith Lilian (Jill) (1906 - 1986) - Community worker
• Bon, Anne Fraser (1838 - 1936) - Advocate, Philanthropist, Pastoralist
• Booth, Angela Elizabeth Josephine (1869 - 1954) - Educator, Local government councillor, Political candidate
• Bourke, Eleanor (1943 - )
• Bowe, Ethel Jessie (1906 - 1961) - Nurse, Servicewoman, Matron
• Bower, Helen Rosalie (Ros) (1923 - 1980) - Consultant, Journalist, Print Journalist, Television Journalist
• Boyd, Prudence (Prue) Marjorie (1925 - 2005)
• Boyle, Raelene Ann (1951 - ) - Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Track and Field Athlete, Olympian
• Bradtke, Nicole (1969 - ) - Olympian, Tennis player
• Breen, Marie Freda (1902 - 1993) - Parliamentarian
• Brennan, Anna Teresa (1879 - 1962) - Lawyer
• Briggs, Jill - Business woman, Farmer, Management consultant
• Briggs, Louisa (1836 - 1925) - Aboriginal spokesperson, Matron, Midwife, Nurse
• Bright, Elizabeth Holden (1914 - ) - Medical practitioner
• Brodtmann, Gai Marie (1963 - ) - Businesswoman, Parliamentarian, Public servant
• Bromham, Ada (1880 - 1965) - Aboriginal rights activist, Feminist, Political candidate, Temperance advocate
• Brookes, Helen May (1917 - 2008)
• Brookes, Ivy (1883 - 1970) - Advocate, Community worker, Musician, Philanthropist
• Brookes, Mabel Balcombe (1890 - 1975) - Author, Political candidate, Community worker
• Brown, Vera Scantlebury (1889 - 1946) - Medical practitioner, Paediatrician
• Brownbill, Fanny Eileen (1890 - 1948) - Parliamentarian, Political candidate, Politician
• Bruce, Minnie (Mary) Grant (1878 - 1958) - Author, Journalist
• Buchanan, Rosy (1961 - ) - Parliamentarian, Public servant
• Buckingham, Helen Elizabeth (1952 - ) - Local government councillor, Mayor, Parliamentarian, Teacher
• Burchill, Dora (Elizabeth) (1904 - 2003) - Nurse, Author, Historian
• Burke, Anna Elizabeth (1966 - ) - Parliamentarian
• Burke, Frances Mary (1907 - 1994) - Designer, Artist, Businesswoman
• Burke, Janine Carmel Brigitte (1952 - ) - Writer, Art historian
• Burke, Leonie Therese (1949 - ) - Parliamentarian, Local government councillor
• Burke, Shirley Olga (1921 - 1975) - Barrister, Local government councillor, Mayor, Solicitor
• Burns, Lauren (1974 - ) - Olympian, Taekwondo
• Buscombe, Nina Dorothea Kestell (1919 - 2003) - Servicewoman, Community worker
• Bush, Muriel Evelyn (Merle E) (1897 - 1981) - Community worker
• Butler, Heather Rose (1947 - ) - Company director, Parliamentarian, Social worker
• Butt, Elizabeth Mary (1928 - ) - Educator, Headmistress
• Buxton, Rita Mary (1899 - 1982) - Philanthropist

C

• Cahn, Audrey Josephine (1905 - 2008) - Microbiologist, Dietician, Servicewoman, Lecturer
• Caldicott, Helen Mary (1938 - ) - Medical practitioner, Nuclear disarmament activist
• Callister, Valerie Joy (1950 - ) - Parliamentarian, Teacher
• Calvert-Jones, Elisabeth (Janet) (1939 - ) - Businesswoman, Philanthropist
• Cameron, Bessy (c. 1851 - 1895) - Aboriginal teacher
• Campbell, Kate Isabel (1899 - 1986) - Medical scientist
• Camplin, Alisa Peta (1974 - ) - Olympian, Skiier
• Cardell-Oliver, Annie Florence Gillies (1876 - 1965) - Politician
• Carden, Joan Maralyn (1937 - ) - Opera singer
• Carmichael, Grace Elizabeth Jennings (1867 - 1904) - Nurse, Poet
• Carney, Jodeen Terese (1965 - ) - Barrister, Parliamentarian, Solicitor
• Carter, Katherine Cameron ( - 1974) - School principal
• Cascarret, Clare Josephine (1902? - 1977)
• Castles, Amy Eliza (1880 - 1951) - Opera singer
• Chambers, Joan Heywood (1930 - ) - Parliamentarian, Teacher
• Chambers, Joy (1942 - ) - Farmer, Social activist
• Chandler, Michelle (1974 - ) - Basketball Player, Olympian
• Chauvel, Elsa (1898 - 1983) - Film maker
• Child, Gloria Joan Liles (1921 - 2013) - Parliamentarian
• Chomley, Mary Elizabeth Maud (1872 - 1960) - Feminist
• Clark, Hilma Dymphna (1916 - 2000) - Linguist, Teacher
• Clark, Mavis Thorpe (1909 - 1999) - Author
• Clarke, Adrienne Elizabeth (1938 - ) - Botanist, Medical scientist
• Clarke, Janet Marion (1851 - 1909) - Philanthropist, socialite
• Clarke, Jessie (1914 - ) - Social worker
• Clarke, Patricia (1926 - ) - Journalist, Editor
• Cochrane, June (1931 - ) - Nurse, Nurse educator
• Cohn, Carola (Ola) (1892 - 1964) - Philanthropist, Sculptor, Author
• Coles, Mabel Irene (1906 - 1993) - charity worker
• Collie, Barbara (c. 1896 - 1970) - Philanthropist
• Collier, Alice ( - 1950) - Philanthropist
• Collier, Annette ( - 1947) - Philanthropist
• Collier, Edith ( - 1954) - Philanthropist
• Collins, Jacinta Mary Ann (1962 - ) - Parliamentarian
• Colman, Alma Undine (1912 - 1966) - Servicewoman
• Condliffe, Colleen - Community stalwart, Farmer, Local government councillor
• Condon, Doris Catherine (1908 - 1979) - Local government councillor, Mayor
• Connor, Marjorie (1906 - 1991) - Nurse
• Cooke, Frederica (1897 - 1955) - Midwife
• Cookson, Isabel Clifton (1893 - 1973) - Botanist
• Cooper, Jacqui (1973 - ) - Skiier
• Cooper, Janet Pierson (1891 - 1984) - Anaesthetist, Local government councillor, Mayor
• Cooper, Mavis Dawn - Community worker
• Coote, Andrea (1951 - ) - Parliamentarian
• Corcoran, Ann Kathleen (1951 - ) - Parliamentarian
• Cory, Suzanne (1942 - ) - Biochemist, Molecular oncology
• Couchman, Elizabeth May Ramsay (1876 - 1982) - Politician
• Coull, Judith - Community activist, Local government councillor, Nurse, Shire president
• Cowper, Robina Fordyce (1866 - 1948) - Lay preacher, Magistrate, Religious Leader, Women's rights activist
• Coxsedge, Joan Marjorie - Political activist, Parliamentarian
• Cranswick, Isobel (Hilary) (1915 - 2007) - Nurse, Servicewoman
• Crespin, Irene (1896 - 1980) - Scientist
• Creswick, Alice Ishbel Hay (1889 - 1973)
• Crittenden, Jean Hilda (1906 - ) - Matron, Servicewoman
• Crossin, Patricia Margaret (Trish) (1956 - ) - Parliamentarian
• Crossley, Ada Jemima (1871 - 1929) - Singer
• Crow, Kimberley (1985 - ) - Olympian, Rower
• Crowley, Rosemary Anne (1938 - ) - Medical practitioner, Parliamentarian, Tutor
• Curphey, Judith (1929 - ) - Artistic director, Music teacher, Musician
• Curtin, Elsie (1890 - 1975) - Community worker
• Curtis-Otter, Margaret Catherine (1910 - 1992) - Servicewoman
• Cuthbertson, Margaret (1864 - 1944) - Child Welfare Worker, Factory inspector, Public servant, Women's rights activist

D

• Daley, Henrietta (Jessie) Shaw (1890 - 1943) - Community worker
• Daley, Jane (Jean) (1881 - 1948) - Activist, Political candidate
• Dalley, Marie (1880 - 1965) - Business woman, Local government councillor, Mayor
• Daly, Mary Dora (1896 - 1983) - Charity worker, Patron, Author
• D'Ambrosio, Lily (1964 - ) - Parliamentarian
• D'Aprano, Zelda Fay (1928 - ) - Feminist, Trade unionist, Writer, Dental nurse
• Darling, Margaret Florence (1923 - 2010) - Company director, Servicewoman
• Darveniza, Kaye Mary (1955 - ) - Parliamentarian, Nurse
• Davies, Judy Joy (1928 - ) - Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian, Swimmer
• Davies, Susan Margaret (1954 - ) - Director, Environmentalist, Political candidate, Teacher, Farmer, Parliamentarian
• Davis, Mervyn Twynam (1916 - 1985) - Landscape architect, Servicewoman
• Davy, Ruby (1883 - 1949) - Composer
• Dawbin, Annie Maria Baxter (1816 - 1905) - Diarist
• Deakin, Elizabeth Martha Anne (Pattie) (1863 - 1934) - Philanthropist
• Deasey, Maude (Kathleen) (1909 - 1968) - Teacher, Servicewoman, Administrator
• Delahunty, Mary (1951 - ) - Journalist, Parliamentarian
• Derham, Enid (1882 - 1941) - Academic, Poet
• Desailly, Frances Esme - Welfare worker
• Di Toro, Daniela (1974 - ) - Paralympian, Tennis player
• Dietrich, Laurene (1951 - ) - Community worker, Feminist
• Dixon, Judith Lorraine (1945 - ) - Teacher, Parliamentarian, Research assistant
• Dobson, Louise (1972 - ) - Hockey Player, Olympian
• Docker, Betty Bristow (1920 - 2001) - Servicewoman, Nurse, Matron
• Doherty, Muriel Knox (1896 - 1988) - Nurse educator, Nursing administrator
• Dow, Hilda May (1897? - 1991) - Community worker, Pharmacist
• Downes, Doris Mary (1890 - 1981) - Community worker
• Downing, Cecilia (1858 - 1952) - Community worker, Women's rights activist
• Drechsler, Audrey Louise (1933 - ) - Farmer, Political candidate, Social activist
• Dreyer, Marien (1911 - 1980) - Author, Journalist, Playwright, Print Journalist, Radio Journalist
• Drysdale, Anne (1792 - 1853) - Pastoralist
• Dugdale, Henrietta Augusta (1826? - 1918) - Feminist
• Duncan, Joanne Therese (1959 - ) - Parliamentarian
• Dunkley, Louisa Margaret (1866 - 1927) - Trade unionist
• Dunn, Dorothy Joan (1937 - ) - Community activist, Farmer
• Dynon, Moira Lenore (1920 - 1976) - Scientist, Servicewoman, Welfare worker

E

• Eades, Mary Cranwill (1845 - ?)
• Eagle, Robin Ann (1951 - ) - environmentalist, feminist, poet, teacher
• Easson, Mary Louise (1955 - ) - Parliamentarian, Research Officer
• Eckstein, Anne Lore (1955 - ) - Parliamentarian, Teacher
• Edebone, Peta (1969 - ) - Olympian, Softball Player
• Eldridge, Marian Favel Clair (1936 - 1997) - Author, Poet
• Elliott, Lorraine Clare (1943 - ) - Teacher, Parliamentarian
• Ellis, Annette Louise (1946 - ) - Parliamentarian, Public servant
• Ellis, Constance (1872 - 1942) - Medical practitioner
• Ellis, Katherine Margaret (1977 - ) - Advisor, Parliamentarian

F

• Fallon, Trish (1972 - ) - Basketball Player, Olympian
• Farmer, Margaret Anne (1933 - ) - Psychotherapist, Social worker
• Faust, Beatrice Eileen (1939 - ) - Women's rights activist, Writer
• Ferris, Michelle (1976 - ) - Cyclist, Olympian
• Fisher, Valerie Claire (1927 - ) - Community worker
• Fitzpatrick, Kathleen Elizabeth (1905 - 1990) - Associate professor, Historian, Author
• Fletcher, Jane Ada (1870 - 1956) - Ornithologist, Poet
• Flintoff-King, Debbie (1960 - ) - Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian, Track and Field Athlete
• Flynn, Julia Teresa (1878 - 1947) - School inspector
• Flynn, Rosetta (c. 1878 - 1944)
• Forlong, Eliza (1785 - 1859) - Pastoralist
• Fortune, Mary Helena (c. 1833 - 1910) - Journalist, Print Journalist, Writer
• Foskey, Deb (1949 - ) - Environmentalist, Farmer, Parliamentarian, Teacher
• Foster, Hilda (1902 - c. 1990)
• Fox, Joanne (1979 - ) - Olympian, Water Polo Player
• Francis, Bev (1955 - ) - Bodybuilder
• Frayne, Mother Ursula (1816 - 1885) - Educator, Religious leader, Religious sister
• Freeman, Mavis Louisa (1907 - ) - Scientist, Servicewoman
• Freeman, May B (1900 - 1988) - Community worker, Sunday School Teacher
• Fritsch, Berthe Mathilde (1896 - 1991) - Missionary
• Frost, Phyllis Irene (1917 - 2004) - Welfare worker, Physiotherapist
• Fullerton, Mary Elizabeth (1868 - 1946) - Author, Feminist, Novelist, Poet

G

• Gago, Gail - Nurse, Parliamentarian, Union organiser
• Garbutt, Sherryl (1948 - ) - Parliamentarian
• Garner, Helen (1942 - ) - Journalist, Scriptwriter, Writer
• Gatehouse, Eleanor Wright (1886 - 1973) - Golfer, Sports Administrator
• Gauci, Glenda (1958 - 2006) - Ambassador
• George, Sarah Ann (1839 - 1919) - Pharmacist, Philanthropist
• Gibb, Phyllis Annie Constance (1904 - 1987)
• Gill, Eunice Elizabeth Perrott (1918 - 1987) - Netball Coach, Netball Player, Sports Administrator, University teacher
• Gleeson, Elizabeth Susan (1943 - 1989) - Parliamentarian, Research assistant
• Glowrey, Mary (1887 - 1957) - Doctor, Religious Sister
• Goble, Dorothy Ada (1910 - ) - Political candidate, Secretary, Parliamentarian, Company director
• Goddé, Mary (1921 - 2000) - Servicewoman
• Goldstein, Vida (1869 - 1949) - Feminist, Suffragist
• Goodman, Ada Laura (1855 - 1931) - Church worker, Philanthropist
• Gould, Monica Mary (1957 - ) - Parliamentarian
• Graley, Judith (1957 - ) - Parliamentarian
• Grant, Lilian Edith (1867 - 1941) - Community worker
• Grattan, Michelle (1944 - ) - Editor, Journalist, Print Journalist
• Green, Danielle (1963 - ) - Parliamentarian, Electorate Officer
• Greer, Germaine (1939 - ) - Academic, Feminist, Writer
• Grey, Helene Dorothy (1895 - 1987) - Nurse, Nursing administrator
• Grounds, Lucy Margaret (1908 - 1987) - Parliamentarian
• Grover, Jessie (1843 - 1906) - Journalist, Print Journalist, Sericulturalist
• Guérin, Julia Margaret (Bella) (1858 - 1923) - Teacher, political activist, feminist
• Guise, Dianne Joy (1952 - ) - Parliamentarian
• Gullett, Lucy Edith (1876 - 1949) - Medical practitioner, Philanthropist
• Gunn, Jeannie (Mrs Aeneas) (1870 - 1961) - Author

H

• Hadden, Dianne Gladys (1951 - ) - Parliamentarian, Barrister, Solicitor
• Hailes, Dorothy (Jean) (1926 - 1988) - Medical practitioner
• Hall, Eliza Rowdon (1847 - 1916) - Philanthropist
• Hallenstein, Phillipa May (1918 - ) - Community worker, Solicitor
• Halley, Ida Gertrude Margaret (1867 - 1939) - Doctor, Founder
• Halpern, Deborah (1957 - ) - Artist, Philanthropist, Sculptor
• Hamilton, Annie Dorothy (1910 - )
• Hanson-Dyer, Louise Berta Mosson (1884 - 1962) - Musician, Patron, Publisher
• Hanson-Young, Sarah Coral (1981 - ) - Campaign manager, Parliamentarian
• Harrower, Kristi (1975 - ) - Basketball Player, Olympian
• Hart, Helen (1842 - 1908) - Feminist, Lecturer, Suffragist
• Hartland, Colleen (1959 - ) - Parliamentarian
• Haussegger, Virginia (1964 - ) - Journalist, Print Journalist, Radio Journalist, Television Journalist
• Heagney, Muriel Agnes (1885 - 1974) - Political candidate, Trade unionist, Writer
• Heaven, Lynda Agnes Victoria (1902 - 1987) - Parliamentarian
• Hedditch, Mabel Emily (1897 - 1966) - Cheesemaker, Community worker, Local government councillor, Mayor
• Henderson, Ann Mary (1941 - ) - Parliamentarian, Welfare worker, Administrator
• Henderson, Margaret Mary (1915 - ) - Physician
• Henry, Alice (1857 - 1943) - Feminist, Trade unionist, Journalist, Writer, Lecturer
• Henrys, Catherine (c. 1805 - 1855) - Convict
• Henzell, Marjorie Madeline (1948 - ) - Parliamentarian, Social worker
• Herring, Mary Ranken (1895 - 1981) - Community worker, Hockey Player, Sports Administrator, Tennis player
• Herring, Violet Muriel (1880 - 1966) - Community worker, Nurse
• Heywood, Irene Teresa (1923 - 2004) - Servicewoman
• Hill, Jane Margaret (1936 - ) - Parliamentarian, Local government councillor, Mothercraft nurse
• Hirsh, Carolyn Dorothy (1937 - ) - Parliamentarian, Psychologist
• Hitchcock, Annie (1842 - 1917) - Church worker, Community worker, Philanthropist
• Hobbs, Mary Eleanor (1842 - 1920) - Homemaker, Social activist, Suffrage activist
• Holliday, Jennifer (1964 - ) - Olympian, Softball Player
• Holman, Ada Augusta (1869 - 1949) - Feminist, Journalist, Novelist, Print Journalist
• Holt, Beatrice (1900 - 1988) - Community worker, Medical practitioner
• Honey, Ennis Josephine (1919 - ) - Journalist, Print Journalist
• Honeychurch, Cara - Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Tenpin Bowler
• Hopman, Eleanor (1909 - 1968) - Sports Administrator, Tennis player
• Hopwood, Judy (1954 - ) - Nurse, Parliamentarian
• Horsburgh, Julie - Artist, Gallery Owner
• Horseman, Marie Compston (Mollie) (1911 - 1974) - Cartoonist, Journalist
• Hughes, Agnes Eva (c. 1856 - 1940) - charity worker, Political activist
• Hunt, Annemarie Jean (Anne) (1952 - ) - Educator, Headmistress
• Hurn, Ruth (1915 - 2010) - Nurse, Nurse educator
• Hutchison, Ruby Florence (1892 - 1974) - Parliamentarian

I

• Ibbott, Nellie Grace (1889 - 1970) - Local government councillor, Mayor
• Irving, Freda Howy (1903 - 1984) - Editor, Journalist, Print Journalist
• Irving, Sybil Howy (1897 - 1973) - Servicewoman

J

• Jarrett, Patricia (Pat) Irene Herschell (1911 - 1990) - Journalist, Print Journalist
• Jeffrey, Agnes (Betty) (1908 - 2000) - Nurse, Nursing administrator, Author
• Johnson, Florence Ethel (1884 - 1934) - Feminist, Political candidate, Teacher
• Johnson, Lyn (1940 - ) - Cheese-maker, Dairy Farmer, Early and Ongoing Leader, Women in Agriculture Movement.
• Johnston, Dorothy (1948 - ) - Author, Novelist, Poet, Writer
• Johnston, Jessie Mary (1889 - 1984) - Community worker
• Jollie-Smith, Christian Brynhild Ochiltree (1885 - 1963) - Lawyer, Social activist
• Jones, Violet Margaret (1911 - 2001) - Nursing administrator
• Joyce, Rebecca (1970 - ) - Olympian, Rower

K

• Kairouz, Marlene (1975 - ) - Local government councillor, Parliamentarian, Political candidate
• Katz, Alicia (1876 - 1964) - Political candidate
• Kenihan, Kerry (1944 - ) - Journalist, Print Journalist, Teacher, Writer
• Kennan, Winifred Edith - Obstetrician, Gynaecologist
• Kerley, Lucy Frances (1908 - 1996) - Research Scientist
• Kerr, Beatrice Maude (1887 - 1971) - Aquatic performer, Diver, Swimmer
• Kerr, Edith Amelia (1893 - 1975) - Headmistress, Missionary
• Kiddle, Margaret Loch (1914 - 1958) - Academic, Historian
• King, Catherine Fiona (1966 - ) - Parliamentarian, Social worker
• King, Catherine Helen (1904 - 2000) - Broadcaster, Community worker
• Kirwan, Joan Dorothy (1924 - 2003) - Servicewoman, Nurse, Matron
• Kohn, Marie Juliane (1905 - 2000) - Community worker
• Kramer, Leonie Judith (1924 - ) - Academic, Educator, Professor
• Kroger, Helen Evelyn (1959 - ) - Delicatessan proprietor, Human resources manager, Parliamentarian
• Kronberg, Jan (1947 - ) - Parliamentarian

L

• Laby, Elizabeth (Beth) Bartleman (1913 - 2001) - Teacher
• Laidlaw, Annie Ina (1889 - 1978) - Matron, Servicewoman
• Laidler, Bertha May (1912 - 1975) - Political activist, Political candidate
• Lambert, Judy (1944 - ) - Environmental scientist
• Lambert, Mary Therese (1952 - ) - Trade unionist
• Lambert, Violet Barry (1898 - 1975) - Grazier, Local government councillor
• Landau, Yetty (1895 - 1971) - Actor, Broadcaster, Teacher of Elocution, Drama, Speech and Public Speaking
• Lang, Margaret Irene (1893 - 1983) - Nurse, Matron
• Latham, Eleanor Mary (Ella) (1878 - 1964) - Community worker
• Lawrence, Marjorie Florence (1909 - 1979) - Singer, Soprano
• Lindell, Jennifer Margaret (1953 - ) - Parliamentarian, Radiographer, Electorate Officer
• Litchfield, Jessie Sinclair (1883 - 1956) - Journalist
• Littlejohn, Jean (1899 - 1990) - Surgeon
• Livingston, Nicole (1971 - ) - Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian, Swimmer
• Lobato, Tamara (1971 - ) - Parliamentarian
• Luckins, Maree Therese (1968 - ) - Teacher, Parliamentarian, Property manager
• Lyon, Heather Isabel (1917 - 2008) - Educator

M

• MacKay, Vivienne (1906 - 2000) - Red Cross leader
• Mackenzie, Helen Pearl (1913 - 2009) - Medical practitioner, Missionary
• Mackie, Margaret Alison (1910 - 1991)
• MacKillop, Mary Helen (1842 - 1909) - Religious Sister
• MacKinnon, Eleanor Vokes Irby (1871 - 1936) - Red Cross leader
• Mackinolty, Judith (1931 - 2001) - Historian, Teacher, Swimmer
• Macknight, Ella Annie Noble (1904 - 1997) - Aviator, Golfer, Hockey Player, Obstetrician, Gynaecologist
• Macnamara, Annie Jean (1899 - 1968) - Medical scientist
• Mactier, Kate (1975 - ) - Cyclist, Olympian
• MacTiernan, Alannah Joan Geraldine (1953 - ) - Parliamentarian, Solicitor
• Maddigan, Judith (Judy) Marilyn (1948 - ) - Parliamentarian, Librarian
• Maher, Robyn (1959 - ) - Basketball Player, Olympian
• Maloney, Betty Florence (1925 - 2001) - Botanical artist, Illustrator
• Mander-Jones, Lois Jessie (1920 - 2008)
• Marfell, Helena Catherine (1898 - 1981) - Community worker
• Maris, Hyllus Noel (1934 - 1986) - Aboriginal activist, community worker, educator, scriptwriter
• Marles, Fay Surtees (1926 - ) - Educator
• Marple, Carole Frances (1941 - ) - Parliamentarian, Farmer
• Marshall, Kirstie (1969 - ) - Parliamentarian, Skiier
• Martyn, Nellie (Nell) Constance (1887 - 1926) - Businesswoman
• Mathew, Wilhelmina (1863 - 1940) - Community worker, Laywoman
• Maxwell, May (Maisie) (1876 - 1977) - Actor, Journalist, Print Journalist, Radio Journalist, Trade unionist, Women's rights activist
• Mayer, Helen (1932 - ) - Parliamentarian, Teacher
• McArthur, Annie Margaret (1919 - 2002) - Academic, Anthropologist
• McClelland, Margaret - Anaesthetist
• McConchie, Lorna (1914 - 2001) - Netball Coach, Netball Player, Sports Administrator
• McEwan, Kathleen (Kitty) Agnes Rose (1894 - 1969) - Golfer, Journalist, Print Journalist, Sports Journalist, War Worker
• McEwen, Annie Mills (1900 - 1967) - Community worker, Political activist
• McGill, Denise Frances (1946 - ) - Parliamentarian
• McHenry, Zoe Rosalind (1901 - 1971) - Accompanist, Composer, Musician, Teacher
• McKenzie, Florence Violet (1892 - 1982) - Electrical engineer, Servicewoman
• McKinna, Cheryl - Sports Administrator
• McLean, Margaret (1845 - 1923)
• McLeish, Cindy (1962 - )
• McLennan, Ethel Irene (1891 - 1983) - Academic, Botanist, Educator
• McMillan, Jennifer (1950 - ) - Agriculturalist, Board member, Farmer, Scientist
• McRae, Francine (1969 - ) - Olympian, Softball Player
• Melba, Nellie (1861 - 1931) - Opera singer
• Melzer, Jean Isabel (1926 - ) - Parliamentarian
• Menzies, Pattie Mae (1899 - 1995) - Community worker
• Meredith, Louisa Ann (1812 - 1895) - Artist, Author
• Mikakos, Jenny (1969 - ) - Parliamentarian, Solicitor
• Mildenhall, Adele Emma (1894 - 1983) - Charity worker, Community worker
• Miller, Beryl (1926 - )
• Millis, Nancy Fannie (1922 - 2012) - Microbiologist
• Mirabella, Sophie (1968 - ) - Barrister, Parliamentarian
• Mitchell, Janet Charlotte (1896 - 1957) - Banker, Journalist, Print Journalist, Writer
• Mitchell, Sally (1962 - ) - Educator, Farmer
• Mitchell, Sibyl Elyne (1913 - 2002) - Cattle Farmer, Champion Skier, Community worker, Writer
• Mitchell-Taverner, Claire (1970 - ) - Hockey Player, Olympian
• Molloy, Cathryn (1955 - ) - Nurse, Parliamentarian
• Montgomery, Joan Mitchell (1925 - ) - Headmistress
• Moorhouse, Jocelyn (1960 - ) - Director, Producer, Scriptwriter
• Moss, Alice Frances Mabel (1868 - 1948) - Welfare worker
• Mulvaney, Jean (1923 - 2004) - Community worker
• Munt, Janice (1955 - ) - Parliamentarian
• Murdoch, Elisabeth Joy (1909 - 2012) - Philanthropist
• Murdoch, Madoline (Nina) (1890 - 1976) - Journalist, Print Journalist, Teacher, Writer
• Murphy, Agnes G. (c. 1865 - 1936) - Journalist, Print Journalist, Writer
• Myer, Margery (Merlyn) Baillieu (1900 - 1982) - Philanthropist

N

• Nanny (c. 1820 - c. 1881) - Traditional Aboriginal Custodian
• Newbery, Chantelle (1977 - ) - Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Diver, Olympian
• Newcomb, Caroline Elizabeth (1812 - 1874) - Church worker, Community worker, Pastoralist, Philanthropist
• Newman, Jocelyn Margaret (1937 - ) - Barrister, Farmer, Hotelier, Parliamentarian, Solicitor
• Nicholson, Joyce Thorpe (1919 - 2011) - Feminist, Author, Publisher
• Noy, Catherine (1962 - ) - Administrator, Community worker

O

• O'Connell, Helen Elizabeth (1962 - ) - Urologist
• O'Connell, Maude (1884 - 1965) - Community worker, Trade unionist
• O'Connor, Ailsa Margaret (1921 - 1980) - Activist, Artist, Teacher
• O'Dwyer, Kelly Megan (1977 - ) - Lawyer, Parliamentarian, Political advisor
• Officer, Doris Lyne (1898 - 1967) - Medical practitioner
• Oke, Marjorie (Marj) Elizabeth (1911 - 2003) - Community worker, Political candidate
• Oldmeadow, Joyce (1921 - 2001) - Bookseller
• Onians, Edith Charlotte (1866 - 1955) - Philanthropist
• Osborn, Annie (1874 - 1948) - Editor, Journalist, Print Journalist
• Osborne, Ethel Elizabeth (1882 - 1968) - Medical practitioner
• Overington, Karen Marie (1951 - ) - Parliamentarian, Welfare worker
• Owen, Mary (1921 - ) - Women's Liberationist, Trade unionist

P

• Palmer, Helen Gwynneth (1917 - 1979) - Writer, Teacher, Political activist
• Palmer, Janet Gertrude (Nettie) (1885 - 1964) - Author, Critic, Editor, Journalist, Print Journalist
• Parker, Marjorie Alice Collett ( - 1991) - Community worker
• Parker, Rhonda Kathleen (1954 - ) - Parliamentarian
• Paterson, Elizabeth Deans (Betty) (1895 - 1970) - Cartoonist, Illustrator, Journalist
• Paterson, Esther (1892 - 1971) - Artist, Cartoonist
• Patrick, Jeannette Tweeddale (1929 - 2011) - Parliamentarian, Solicitor, Local government councillor
• Peacock, Millie Gertrude (1870 - 1948) - Parliamentarian, Political candidate
• Pelling, Charis Meta ( - 2006) - Local government councillor, Shire president
• Pelloe, Emily Harriet (1877 - 1941) - Botanical artist, Equestrienne, Journalist, Print Journalist
• Pendred, Edith Gladys (1897 - 1964) - Early Childhood Educationist, Kindergarten Principal
• Penfold, Mary (1820 - 1896) - Winemaker
• Pennicuik, Sue (1957 - ) - Parliamentarian
• Pepper-Connolly, Louise (c. 1841 - 1934) - Aboriginal health worker, Childcare worker
• Petrovich, Donna (1963 - ) - Parliamentarian
• Piesse, Winifred Margaret (1923 - ) - Nurse, Parliamentarian
• Pinner, Mancell Gwenneth (1922 - 1998) - Radiologist
• Pizzi, Gabrielle (1940 - 2004) - Gallery Owner, Art Collector
• Pollock, Judy (1940 - ) - Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian, Track and Field Athlete
• Porter, Natalie (1980 - ) - Basketball Player, Olympian
• Porter, Una Beatrice (1900 - 1996) - Psychiatrist, Philanthropist
• Postlethwaite, Yvonne - Business woman, Community stalwart, Farmer
• Powell, Janet Frances (1942 - ) - Parliamentarian, Political candidate
• Powell, Sarah Jane (1863 - 1955) - Community worker
• Price, Joyce Ethel (1915 - 2009) - Community worker
• Pulford, Jaala (1974 - ) - Parliamentarian

Q

• Quagliotti, Winnie (1932 - 1988) - Aboriginal activist, Community worker, Aboriginal spokesperson

R

• Radford, Gail Gordon (1941 - ) - Equal Employment Opportunity Officer, Feminist lobbyist, Public servant, Researcher, Veterinarian
• Rawson, Marianne - Nurse
• Reader, Audrey Tattie Hinchcliffe (1903 - 1989) - Charity worker
• Reid, Joan Innes (1915 - 2001) - Community worker, Politician, Social worker, University tutor
• Richardson, Ethel Florence Lindesay (Henry Handel) (1870 - 1946) - Author
• Richardson, Nicole (1970 - ) - Olympian, Softball Player
• Rickie, Nelle
• Rivett, Amy Christine (1891 - 1962) - Medical practitioner
• Rivett, Doris Mary (Mary) (1896 - 1969) - Psychologist
• RoadKnight, Margret (1943 - ) - Folk singer
• Roberts, Joan Howard (1907 - 1991) - Community worker
• Robertson, Agnes Robertson (1882 - 1968) - Parliamentarian, Teacher
• Robinson, Kathleen (1901 - 1983) - Actor, Producer
• Roche, Danielle (1970 - ) - Hockey Player, Olympian
• Rodan, Florence Victoria (1900 - 1981) - Political candidate
• Rogers, Mary Catherine (1872 - 1932) - Local government councillor, Political party organiser, Trade unionist
• Romanes, Glenyys Dorothy (1945 - ) - Parliamentarian, Local government councillor, Teacher
• Rosanove, Joan Mavis (1896 - 1974) - Barrister, Solicitor
• Rose, Maria (1959 - ) - Public servant, Women's right activist
• Ross, Isabella Younger (Isie) (1887 - 1956) - Medical practitioner
• Ross-Watt, Blanche Muriel Eugenie (1861 - 1956) - Charity worker, Local government councillor
• Rowan, Marian Ellis (1848 - 1922) - Botanical artist
• Rudduck, Loma Butterworth (1914 - 2005) - Community activist, Historian, Liaison officer , Radio broadcaster
• Russell, Delia Constance (1870 - 1938) - Community worker, Women's rights activist

S

• Sage, Annie Moriah (1895 - 1969) - Nurse
• Salmon, Lorraine (1910 - 1970) - Journalist, Print Journalist, Radio Journalist, Writer
• Salthouse, Sue (1949 - ) - Disability activist, Human rights advocate, Teacher
• Sandie, Shelley (1969 - ) - Basketball Player, Olympian
• Santospirito, Lena (1895 - 1983) - Community worker, Migrant community Advocate
• Scantlebury, Lilian Avis (1894 - 1964) - Red Cross leader
• Schwarze, Gail - Nurse, Hairdresser, Housewife
• Scott, Emily (1882 - 1957) - Journalist, Lecturer, Music teacher, Musician, Writer
• Scotter, Sheila Winifred Gordon (1920 - 2012) - Author, Broadcaster, Columnist
• Setches, Kay Patricia (1944 - ) - Parliamentarian, Sales assistant
• Shardey, Helen Jean (1944 - ) - Parliamentarian, Teacher
• Shaw, Edith Lydia (1901 - ) - Matron
• Sheehan, Ellen (1895 - 1959) - Local government councillor, Mayor
• Shore, Ivy (Billie) (1915 - 1999) - Artist
• Sibree, Prudence Anne (1946 - ) - Parliamentarian, Solicitor
• Simper, Elsie (1905 - 1999) - Matron, Nurse
• Simpson, Fiona Stuart (1965 - ) - Journalist, Parliamentarian
• Singer, Jill (c. 1957 - ) - Journalist, Print Journalist, Radio Journalist, Television Journalist
• Sinn, Myra Jane (1949 - 2001) - Fashion Designer
• Sisely, Lorna Verdun (1916 - 2004) - Surgeon
• Sister Esther (1858 - 1931) - Community worker, Religious Sister, Welfare worker
• Skinner, Jillian Gell (1944 - ) - Journalist, Public servant, Parliamentarian
• Smallwood, Ethel Mary (1919? - 2006) - Local government councillor
• Smith, Mary (1861 - 1946) - Hotel owner
• Smyth, Brettena (c. 1840 - 1898) - Advocate, Suffragist
• Snell, Belinda (1981 - ) - Basketball Player, Olympian
• Speedie, Alice Beatrice (c. 1879 - 1955) - Community worker
• Sporn, Rachel (1968 - ) - Basketball Player, Olympian
• Spunner, Suzanne Sylvia (1951 - ) - Writer, Critic, Playwright
• Stevenson, Clare Grant (1903 - 1988) - Bureaucrat, Servicewoman, Community worker
• Stevenson, Hilda Mabel (1893 - 1987) - Philanthropist, Community worker
• Stewart, Eleanor Jessie (c. 1887 - 1977) - Aboriginal Storyteller, Aboriginal Linguist
• Stone, Emma Constance (1856 - 1902) - Medical practitioner, Feminist
• Stone, Sharman Nancy (1951 - ) - Parliamentarian
• Stones, Elsie (Margaret) (1920 - ) - Botanical artist
• Stralia, Elsa (1881 - 1945) - Soprano
• Sutherland, Jane (1853 - 1928) - Artist, Teacher
• Sutherland, Selina Murray Macdonald (1839 - 1909) - Philanthropist, Nurse, Welfare worker
• Swanton, Mary Hynes (1861 - 1940) - Tailoress, Trade unionist, Women's rights activist
• Sweet, Georgina (1875 - 1946) - Academic, Philanthropist, Zoologist, Women's rights activist
• Syer, Ada Corbitt (Mickey) (1910 - 1991) - Servicewoman
• Synon, Karen Margaret (1959 - ) - Parliamentarian

T

• Taylor, Marjory Alice Hamlet (1920 - 2006) - Nurse, Servicewoman
• Taylor, Penelope (1981 - ) - Basketball Player, Olympian
• Taylor, Rachael (1976 - ) - Olympian, Rower
• Tehan, Marie Therese (1940 - 2004) - Parliamentarian, Lawyer
• Thompson, Freda (1906 - 1980) - Aviator
• Thompson, Matilda Louise (1871 - 1959) - Businesswoman, Philanthropist
• Thomson, Marsha Rose (1955 - ) - Parliamentarian
• Thorpe, Marjorie - Aboriginal child welfare worker, Aboriginal community worker
• Tilson, Doris Myra Oulton (1893 - 1968) - Local government councillor, Mayor
• Timms, Michelle (1965 - ) - Basketball Player, Olympian
• Tipping, Marjorie Jean (1917 - 2009) - Author, Art historian, Consultant
• Tomasetti, Glenys Ann (Glen) (1929 - 2003) - Songwriter, Poet, Novelist
• Toner, Pauline (1935 - 1989) - Parliamentarian
• Tonkin, Miriam (1928 - )
• Torney, Vera Alexandra (1916 - 2006) - Servicewoman
• Tranquilli, Allison (1972 - ) - Basketball Player, Olympian
• Trioli, Virginia (1964 - ) - Journalist, Print Journalist, Radio Journalist, Television Journalist
• Troeth, Judith (1940 - ) - Parliamentarian

U

• Utting, Margaret (Peg) Vivian Moile (1922 - ) - Servicewoman

V

• Varley, Gwendoline (1896 - 1975) - Broadcaster, Journalist, Radio Journalist, Sports Administrator, Sports Journalist
• Varty, Rosemary (1933 - ) - Parliamentarian
• Veitch, Kate (1955 - ) - Journalist, Print Journalist, Writer
• Vick, Lesley Helen (1945 - ) - Academic, Editor, Researcher, Writer
• Victoria, Heidi (1967 - ) - Parliamentarian
• Von Puttkamer, Margarethe Hermine (1856 - 1933) - Nurse

W

• Walker, Ellinor Gertrude (1893 - 1990) - Poet, Educator, Women's rights activist
• Wallace, Theodosia Ada (1872 - 1953) - Journalist, Print Journalist
• Warren, Agnes (c. 1956 - ) - Journalist, Radio Journalist
• Warren, Joyce Dorothy (Joy) - Actor, Company director, Patron, Public relations professional
• Watt, Kathy (1964 - ) - Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Cyclist, Olympian
• Webb, Jessie Stobo Watson (1880 - 1944) - Historian, Lecturer
• Webber, Ruth Stephanie (1965 - ) - Electorate officer, Parliamentarian
• Weber, Ivy Lavinia (1892 - 1976) - Parliamentarian, Political candidate, Women's rights activist
• Webster, Eliza Martha (1839 - 1915) - Preacher, Suffragist
• Wedgwood, Ivy Evelyn (1896 - 1975) - Parliamentarian
• Weeks, Clara (1852 - 1937) - Suffrage activist, Teacher, Women's rights activist
• Wells, Lilian C (1911 - 2001) - Moderator
• West, Dorothy (1898 - ) - Teacher
• White, Jessie McHardie (1870 - 1957) - Nurse, Servicewoman
• Wickham, Tracey Lee (1962 - ) - Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Swimmer, Sports commentator
• Williams, Katherine Mary Isabel (1895 - 1975)
• Wilson, Caroline (1960 - ) - Journalist, Print Journalist, Radio Journalist, Sports Journalist, Television Journalist
• Wilson, Rebecca (Betty) (1921 - 2010) - Cricketer, Sportswoman
• Wolinski, Naomi (1881 - 1969) - Bowler, Sports Administrator, Welfare worker
• Wood, Marie (1946 - ) - Teacher
• Woodrow, Carol Joan (1943 - ) - Actor, Director, Teacher, Writer
• Woodward, Danielle (1965 - ) - Canoe/Kayaker, Olympian
• Wooldridge, Mary (1967 - ) - Parliamentarian
• Wotherspoon, Judith (1944 - ) - Nurse, Nurse educator
• Wright, Claudia (1934 - 2005) - Journalist, Print Journalist, Radio Journalist, Television Journalist

Y

• Young, Ann - Farmer
• Young, Wilma Elizabeth Forster Oram (1916 - 2001) - Nurse, Servicewoman

Z

• Zakharov, Alice Olive (1929 - 1995) - Parliamentarian, Teacher

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